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
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to predicting heart trouble down the road, the arteries may say a lot more than the genes do, according to a new study. Researchers found that CT scans of the heart arteries were better than genetics at predicting middle-aged adults’Continue Reading
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — The physical needs of someone recovering from a heart attack, cardiac arrest or major heart surgery can be easy to understand. For many people, the mental and emotional healing may be less so. Issues such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stressContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — These days, Saroja Voruganti, an associate professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, prefers a balanced diet that emphasizes “whole” foods and steers clear of processed ones. That wasn’t always the case. “My dietary patterns wereContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Joe Granados was slumped in a chair when his wife – alerted by their children – came to check on him. He didn’t seem like himself. Alba Patricia Granados, a nurse, quickly realized her husband was having a stroke. “He couldn’tContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women who’ve had certain pregnancy complications have significantly higher odds for a stroke than women with uncomplicated pregnancies, new research shows. Moreover, these strokes may occur at a relatively early age, according to investigators at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Sudden, painless loss of vision. Burning back pain. Achy legs. Incontinence. People might not recognize these as signs of a stroke, because some are not the symptoms of a stroke in the brain, where most strokes occur. But strokes can happenContinue Reading