MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Warmer weather is drawing people outdoors to enjoy nature. But for those who spend time working in the garden or walking along wooded or grassy trails, it also means greater exposure to a menace so tiny they may never even seeContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Jennifer Valentine’s colleague, longtime friend and neighbor Rebecca McCormack picked her up early at her home in York, South Carolina, for a ride to the airport. The oncology technicians at a cancer center were off to a conference in Salt LakeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — At a CPR class in Spanish in central Virginia, some members of the Latino community say they recognize that the technique can save someone whose heart stops beating. But they acknowledge that fear and uncertainty might keep them from providing criticalContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis can deliver a big payoff for another major health concern: the risk of heart attack or stroke. Cancer patients who kept smoking had a nearly doubled risk of either of those emergencies, as well as death fromContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having a heart attack is bad news for your brain, raising your odds for mental decline in the years to come, new research finds. Looking at studies conducted over five decades, researchers found that a heart attack wasn’t linked to immediate cognitive (“thinking”)Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Melanie Wickersheim has no memory of the first time her heart gave her trouble. She was an infant, and her pediatric myocarditis – an inflammation of the muscular walls of the heart – resolved before she was old enough to knowContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — What happens when the blood supply to your bones is somehow damaged? The condition has a name, avascular necrosis, and it can trigger the death of bone cells. Other common names are osteonecrosis or bone infarction. Bone is alive and requires nourishment fromContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — A risk calculator used to predict cardiovascular disease also may help predict a person’s poor cognitive function, new research suggests. The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found that the higher a person’s 10-year cardiovascular riskContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Stroll past the seasonal aisle at any grocery store this time of year and you’ll find a shelf piled with plastic flip-flops, a box sprouting colorful pool noodles and a “sizzling sale” on grilling accessories. But when it comes to food,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vegetarian and vegan diets lead to lower blood levels of cholesterol and fats, according to a major new analysis of all evidence from clinical trials published since 1982. Compared to people eating an omnivorous diet, those following a plant-based diet experienced an averageContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — The official word on COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization and the U.S. government, is that it’s no longer an emergency. But while that’s a milestone, it’s hardly an all-clear for everyone to behave as if the pandemic never happened,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Alexis Simon, a special education teacher in the greater Pittsburgh area, was having a routine morning at school, sending an e-mail at her desk. The next thing she knew, she woke up at a hospital, disoriented and panicked. “Is my babyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When one of the heart’s valves springs a big leak, that can spell big trouble. The good news: The condition, known as degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR), is treatable using a minimally invasive intervention known as TEER (transcatheter edge-to-edge repair), a procedure that involvesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Mary “Micky” Foos was in her garage creating a TikTok video of her dancing when she felt like she was hit from behind by an out-of-control vehicle. “I was expecting to turn around and see a truck through my garage door,”Continue Reading