When a doctor listens to the heart of a person with a heart murmur, they may hear a whooshing, swishing, humming, or rasping sound. This is due to rapid, turbulent blood flow through the heart.

Blood flows through the heart and generates noises known as heart sounds. These noises occur due to heart valves opening and closing as the heart pumps blood. A doctor can gain valuable information by ...

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams trampled heavily on science when she claimed, "there is no such thing as a heartbeat at six weeks. It is a manufactured sound designed to ...

Milliseconds of variability, now detected by fitness watches, can improve well-being Earlier this year I got an Oura ring to track the state of my health. Soon I was obsessing over my sleep and ...

It’s normal to experience occasional heart palpitations due to stress, exercise, and excessive caffeine or stimulants. Write down what you were doing before your heart started racing. This record can ...