THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Jana Turner had always enjoyed a sense of control over her life. She never married or had children. Her career in commercial real estate remained her top priority, culminating in a rise to becoming a partner in her company. She alsoContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with a common vascular disease that causes blockages in their leg vessels had both worse symptoms and outcomes if they were Black or poor, new research finds. The study from Michigan Medicine looked at more than 7,000 patients with peripheral arterial diseaseContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Growing up in Chicago, Melissa Rodríguez Mendoza initially had designs on working in the fashion industry. Trips to the doctor’s office with her parents changed her mind. Immigrants from Mexico, her parents mainly spoke Spanish and had trouble finding Spanish-speaking doctors.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Depression during pregnancy may be linked to heart disease as soon as two years later, new research suggests. This is true even when patients don’t have high blood pressure during pregnancy, the research team reports April 19 in the Journal of the AmericanContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Damar Hamlin has confirmed the cause of his near-fatal collapse on “Monday Night Football” as commotio cordis, a rare event caused by a blow to the chest. “This event was life-changing, but it’s not the end of my story,” Hamlin saidContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — In the early months of 2021, heavy snow blanketed the city of Philadelphia. Justin Stroh and his wife, Bess, both in their 60s, had been taking turns shoveling the snow in front of their suburban home. On a Monday in February,Continue Reading
MONDAY, April 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cars are going electric at record speed, but are the high-powered charging devices the cars need safe for people who have implanted heart devices? Yes, claims new research that also found home car chargers are likely also safe, as long as the personContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 17, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Christopher Gardner was once a junk-food-devouring teen. Today, he eats a whole-food, plant-based diet, works to improve the food system and encourages people to “be intentional about food choices. Think about them, ask others about them, discuss them, be aspirational inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Long periods of immobility can put people at risk of dangerous blood clots — yet hibernating bears lie around for months without any problem. Now scientists think they’ve figured out why. The researchers hope the insight can eventually lead to new drugs forContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. prison inmates may be severely undertreated for common chronic health conditions, such as asthma, type 2 diabetes, HIV and mental illness, new research suggests. While researchers lacked complete inmate data, they reached this conclusion through a variety of sources, including national healthContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes cancer, and the treatments meant to eradicate it, can damage the heart and blood vessels. Now, a new analysis finds that damage may be much more likely if the patient is Black. Black patients had 71% higher odds of developing what isContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Marcia Trenholm doesn’t need a scientific study to understand why volunteering is good for her. Two days a week, the retired insurance company auditor gives her time to the University of Massachusetts Boston Pension Action Center, helping clients track down lostContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — By the time Sheena Fannin and her two sons, ages 6 and 9, arrived home from soccer practice it was already getting late. She rushed to get them to bed. Her husband, Michael, was traveling, so she tucked them in alone.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As people with HIV live longer they’re at risk of premature heart disease. But a new study finds statin drugs can cut the risk of serious heart problems by more than one-third. The U.S. National Institutes of Health trial found the cholesterol-lowering drugsContinue Reading