FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — The COVID-19 pandemic produced no shortage of somber statistics. But for people who care about women’s health, one number about Hispanic women stood out. Their maternal mortality rate jumped sharply in 2020 – up 44% from the year before, according toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans with heart disease also have limited access to food, and this dangerous combination is growing rapidly, a new study finds. “Food insecurity is a common problem among people with cardiovascular disease, and we are seeing that issue become even more prevalentContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Places of worship may provide respite for Black men that not only enhances their lives, but may extend them, new research suggests. “Black men have been oppressed, commodified, surveilled and criminalized like no other group in U.S. history and they often experience disproportionatelyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Bryce Cornet is no stranger to a racing heart. His heart beats faster each time he puts on his helmet, slides into the cockpit of his race car, snaps on the buckles of his harness and puts the pedal to theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Regular home monitoring can help with blood pressure control, but only half of people who have hypertension or other related conditions actually do it, a new study found. Of Americans ages 50 to 80 who take blood pressure medications or have a healthContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — The ancient Greeks were on to something when they referred to olive oil as an “elixir of youth and health.” Centuries later, research offers evidence about the benefits of olive oil in our daily diets. Consuming more than half a tablespoonContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Folks who drink two or three cups of coffee daily appear to live longer than people who don’t care for the beverage, new research shows. Coffee lovers also seemed to have healthier hearts, which might contribute to the longevity boost, said the teamContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — At 26, Melody Hickman of Raleigh, North Carolina, was crestfallen. A routine physical detected a problem with her mitral valve. Fixing it required open-heart surgery. “I knew I would have to be on a heart-lung machine, and the idea of havingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to why U.S. heart patients wind up in the emergency room, uncontrolled high blood pressure (or “hypertension”) fuels about one-third of those medical crises. “These visits resulted in hospital admission less than 3% of the time and with very fewContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 26, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Gene abnormalities may make some people more susceptible to myocarditis, a rare type of heart inflammation that can affect young people and athletes, a large new study shows. The findings, published Monday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, could partiallyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — After nearly three years of nearly nonstop talking about viruses and vaccinations, some people might be ready to tune out. That would be a mistake, health experts say. Amid warning signs of a potentially severe flu season ahead, those experts worryContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An increased risk of blood clots persists for close to a year after a COVID-19 infection, a large study shows. The health records of 48 million unvaccinated adults in the United Kingdom suggest that the pandemic’s first wave in 2020 may have ledContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Vonnie Gaither hated leaving a reunion of extended family in Baltimore. Still, she had to tear herself away to start the trek back home to Anchorage, Alaska. Her flight from Baltimore to Salt Lake City was uneventful. After boarding the planeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Climate change could spell trouble for those with heart failure, a new study suggests. When the temperatures soared in France during the summer of 2019, the heat wave appears to have worsened the conditions of heart failure patients, researchers report. “The finding isContinue Reading