When it comes to heart health, you don’t want to skip a beat. The leading cause of death for adults in the US, heart disease claims a life every 34 seconds and strains the healthcare system to the tune of $168 billion, according to the CDC. Aside from the obvious lifestyle interventions like getting more exercise, quitting smoking and following a diet low in ultra-processed foods, quadruple board-certified cardiologist Dr. Tiffany Di Pietro tells The Post that several unexpected tweaks can have tangible effects on heart health. After sharing her favorite supplements, Di Pietro reveals four surprising heart-healthy activities that…

Archaeologists in Vietnam have made a discovery that could rewrite scientists’ understanding of where syphilis originated.The team found the Stone Age skeletons of three people who had a debilitating bacterial disease that left marks on their bones and teeth. This disease is in the same family as syphilis, and the discovery of it in prehistoric Vietnam could challenge the idea that syphilis-like diseases originated in the Americas.In a study published March 13 in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, the researchers documented three cases of congenital treponematosis at two Neolithic sites in Vietnam dating to around 4,100 to 3,300 years ago.…

Saks Global is poised to exit bankruptcy protection this summer, with a group of bondholders promising to provide the retail giant $500 million in financing to operate its luxury stores, the company said Thursday. The owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman said it secured a “restructuring support agreement” with some of its secured bondholders, which they hope will give vendors confidence that they will be paid for the merchandise they sell to the luxury department stores. Details of the agreement have not been disclosed. Some 650 vendors who pulled back from Saks Global after not being…

WASHINGTON — A two-time Latin Grammy winner and House Democratic candidate hoping to flip a GOP-held district in Texas has performed more than a dozen times with a registered sex offender who was sentenced to prison for indecent contact with an eight-year-old girl. Democratic congressional hopeful Bobby Pulido played and recorded his breakout hit with accordionist Frankie Caballero in the 1990s prior to his conviction — but toured again with the bandmate decades later after Caballero’s four-year prison sentence for the second-degree felony with the girl in 2014. Caballero appeared with the Tejano singer at concerts in Kansas City, Las…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! More than a dozen Democratic-led states are accusing the Trump administration of violating a federal court order by sharing Medicaid data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, asking a judge to enforce the ruling.The states’ complaint asks the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to enforce its existing injunction blocking HHS from sharing Medicaid data with ICE. “The Trump Administration appears to be defying a direct court order blocking it from sharing the personal, sensitive data of individuals including U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents. It’s invasive — and deeply troubling,” said California…

Florida Democratic Party vice chair found dead in home Nancy Metayer Bowen, the vice mayor of Coral Springs and vice chair of the Florida Democratic Party, was found dead in her home in what police are investigating as a domestic violence incident as her husband, Steven Bowen, is currently in custody. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The husband of the vice chair of the Florida Democratic Party is accused of premeditated murder and tampering with evidence after his wife was found dead, according to jail records.Investigators confirmed that vice chair of the Florida Democratic Party and Coral…

Three in ten Americans said a stranger has fallen asleep on them during a flight in a recent travel survey. And nearly a fifth (18%) confessed they are actually guilty of leaning on a stranger and snoozing while on a plane in the past. With almost a quarter of respondents (24%) taking a spring break trip this year, and about three-quarters (73%) having a summer vacation on the books, Cabeau commissioned the survey of 2,000 American travelers with Talker Research to look at travel etiquette dos and don’ts, as well as travel day “must-haves” to make travel days as painless as possible. …

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Not all slimming work pants are made equal. Some are the rigid, sit‑still‑only pairs you’re counting down the minutes to peel off — and then there are the cozy tummy‑control pants that move and stretch with you, so you don’t mind wearing them all day long. After all, if you’re in them for eight‑plus hours, they should feel every bit as good as they look. If you’re on the hunt for slimming work pants with tummy‑control panels, butt‑lifting details and…

UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley said his wife, Andrea, is a “New Jersey boss lady” for holding back Huskies players from storming the court so they wouldn’t get a technical foul after Braylon Mullins’s go-ahead 3-pointer in a 73-72 victory over top-seeded Duke, which secured them a spot in the Final Four. During a Wednesday appearance on the “Pardon My Take” podcast, Hurley was asked about his wife’s reaction during the wild March Madness moment. “Yeah, and she knows nothing,” Hurley said and laughed when Dan “Big Cat” Katz mentioned that Andrea was incredible in the moment” because she…

Women have revealed the things they worry about navigating most at a festival — with bathroom, sweat, and period-related needs featuring in the top 10. In the lead-up to the first weekend of Coachella and as festival season officially gets underway, a poll of 2,000 U.S. women who have attended a music festival found excess sweating from being too hot (35 percent) also ranked among the top challenges. While body odor (24 percent) and being on their period or getting it unexpectedly also featured highly (19 percent). Not being able to look or feel fresh throughout the day (17 percent)…