TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — It’s a standard part of any medical visit. Someone, typically a nurse, wraps a cuff around your arm and asks you to sit quietly while the cuff squeezes to the point of discomfort, then slowly eases its grip. Some numbers getContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women who have a heart attack at a younger age tend to have worse outcomes and are more likely to return to the hospital than their male counterparts. More significant underlying risk factors could be why, according to new research. Researchers called forContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 1, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Elementary school teacher Rachel Henry had been having monster headaches for a few weeks. She complained about them to colleagues, family, even the school nurse. No one seemed concerned about the 30-year-old. Henry, who lives in Worcester, Massachusetts, assumed they wouldContinue Reading
Language barriers, cultural differences and systemic health inequities are among the reasons many Latino people, particularly men, avoid doctor visits – and that could lead to dire outcomes, experts warn.Continue Reading
Language barriers, cultural differences and systemic health inequities are among the reasons many Latino people, particularly men, avoid doctor visits – and that could lead to dire outcomes, experts warn.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, April 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you’re longing for a nap, try to keep it short. Researchers found that siestas of 30 minutes or more in Murcia, a region of Spain, where it’s common to nap, were linked to a higher risk of obesity, a group of conditionsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dealing with discrimination at work — from bosses or coworkers — may be enough to send your blood pressure through the roof, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among more than 1,200 U.S. workers, those who felt they often faced on-the-job discriminationContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — After a week of remote work in Farmington Hills, Michigan, Denise Castille was packing up her desk and preparing to leave for the airport to catch a flight back to her home in McKinney, Texas. Most of her co-workers had alreadyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Maintaining tight control of your blood pressure could help your brain, potentially reducing your risk of stroke, a new study says. When blood pressure was intensively managed in adults over age 50, patients had fewer lesions in the brain’s white matter, according toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — In the constantly unfolding tale of the pandemic, long COVID – the persistent effects that can follow a SARS-CoV-2 infection – is among the more challenging twists, one that researchers are just beginning to grasp in adults. And in children, itContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Imagine getting your tooth extracted and a bacterial infection develops afterwards that travels down to your heart. Known as infective endocarditis, or bacterial endocarditis, it happens more often than you might think and it can be life-threatening. Penn Medicine defines infective endocarditis asContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Treating depression with talk therapy may provide protection against heart disease, new research suggests. As depression lifts, people may begin to engage more in healthy eating and exercise, investigators believe. In a study of nearly 637,000 people who took part in talk therapyContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Jen Lentini was a 13-year-old competitive baton twirler and lacrosse player in the Long Island town of Hicksville, New York, when the problems began. The pain started in her stomach. It was so severe that she’d often sit through a coupleContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Hispanic population faced disproportionately high case numbers. As the coronavirus crisis enters its fourth year, and with some federal resources set to expire soon, concerns remain about the continuing impact of COVID-19 on LatinoContinue Reading