THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — When Dawn Mussallem was little, she dreamed of having her face on a Smucker’s jar – the recognition the “Today” show gives to people who reach their 100th birthday. So, she committed herself to eating a healthy plant-based diet, eschewing junkContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new transplant method that “reanimates” donor hearts appears safe and effective, a new clinical trial has found — in an advance that could substantially expand the supply of donor hearts available in the United States. The trial tested an approach that allowsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As a huge plume of smoke from over 400 Canadian wildfires swept south and turned New York City into a landscape that resembled Mars more than Earth, heart experts warned that air pollution can damage your heart as much as it damages yourContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — After many nights of tossing and turning, you might have more to worry about than just feeling exhausted and less sharp at work. Insomnia symptoms — trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep, or waking up too early — are also associated withContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients who develop a devastating heart condition have new reason to hope after a study identified three men whose condition spontaneously reversed. The condition is called transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis. It involves a buildup of sticky, toxic proteins that can lead to heart failure.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — As rainbow flags flutter in the June breeze for Pride Month, many LGBTQ+ people will feel tension in the air. “It’s been a really rough go for LGBTQ Americans” of late, said psychiatrist Dr. Natalia Ramos, an assistant clinical professor atContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Monday can be a downer as folks leave weekend play behind. Now, researchers say Monday might also be the most common day for deadly heart attacks. Doctors at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and the Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women who use estrogen to ease menopause symptoms may see their blood pressure rise — but the way they take the hormone may determine that, a large new study suggests. The study, of over 100,000 menopausal women on estrogen therapy, found that pillsContinue Reading
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