FRIDAY, June 10, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — You’ve spent the past couple of years staying fit and healthy despite the unusual circumstances of mostly staying home. Now you’re packing the car for a well-deserved summer road trip, fraught with fast food, convenience stores and hours of sitting aroundContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Heart failure patients who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 have a three times higher risk of death if they get the disease than those who are fully vaccinated and have received one booster, new research shows. The findings are crucial because manyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Elizabeth Gilberg recently picked up a few new skills. At 50, she’s learned to knit and is relearning how to quilt. She took lessons in cross-country skiing and tried her hand at beekeeping. Bike riding didn’t go so well, but she’sContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — One year of testosterone therapy for men with low levels of the hormone does not appear to increase their risk for heart problems, British researchers found. “We were unable to find evidence … that testosterone increases risks of mortality or cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascularContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adult survivors of childhood cancer have a higher risk of heart problems than other adults, but are much less likely to be treated for heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol, new research shows. The findings highlightContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Move over baby carrots and petite peas. Even tinier vegetables are catching on as go-to healthy foods. Microscale vegetables, a growing food category that includes sprouted seeds, are miniature in size yet big in nutrition. Eating sprouts well before they becomeContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 6, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Brian Kennedy was living his dream. A piano prodigy, he moved from his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, to Los Angeles in 2003, when he was 20. He started out as a musician for hire, playing a handful of instruments andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — A new study of a leading cause of heart attacks in pregnant and postpartum women offers insights on when the problem strikes, how it has been treated and how survivors might weigh the risks of becoming pregnant again. The condition –Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’re taller than average, your genes may affect your risk for a variety of diseases, a new study suggests. These include a higher risk for the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation and varicose veins, but a lower risk of coronary heart disease,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Gender gaps in blood pressure, physical activity and smoking have widened among young adults in the United States, new research finds, suggesting that prevention approaches should be carefully tailored to help people achieve ideal lifelong cardiovascular health. Overall heart health stayedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Buckled into the driver’s seat, on his way to a Dallas hospital, Tyler Morgan put his phone’s video camera into selfie mode and hit record. Peeking his reddened eyes toward the lens, he started talking. “So, my, my son almost …Continue Reading
THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Racial disparities in health outcomes persist in the United States, with Black and Hispanic Americans more likely to die within a month after a bleeding stroke than white Americans, a new study shows. “We’ve known that there are disparities in death from strokeContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A year after being hospitalized with COVID-19, more than 12% of patients had been diagnosed with heart inflammation, according to a new study of the long-term effects of the virus. For the study, researchers in Scotland followed 159 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 betweenContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Doctors need to be aware that prostate cancer raises a man’s risk of serious and potentially deadly blood clots by about 50%, researchers say. All cancer patients are at increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), a dangerous but treatable blood clot in theContinue Reading