THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Older stroke patients who had a history of COVID-19 were more likely to develop dangerous blood clots in the veins than those who did not have the coronavirus-driven disease, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Although there’s been a marked decline in rates of stroke among older adults over the past 30 years, growing numbers of young Americans are having strokes. Obesity may be one reason why, experts say. “The decline in strokes in people aged 50 andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nine in 10 Americans — 91% — live within an hour of lifesaving stroke care, researchers say. That’s up from about 80% a decade ago, due to an increase in hospitals with specialized staff, tools and resources, as well as expanded use ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Stroke is a possible complication of COVID-19, and researchers say they now know when that risk is highest. A new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the risk of COVID-related ischemic stroke appears greatest in the first threeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Young adult pot smokers who’ve suffered a stroke are more likely to have another stroke if they keep toking, a new study finds. Research has already linked heavy cannabis use with an increased risk of stroke, but this new study showed that riskContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Images of fat-laden, diseased hearts and blackened, rotting feet might be the last thing you expect to see on the label of a can of soda that your child desperately wants, but would such drastic health warnings about the long-term dangers of sugarContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — School closures. Family strains. Isolated and quarantined friends. Even when young people haven’t directly experienced COVID-19, the pandemic has strained their mental health. Often severely. Even before the recent wave of omicron-related cases, a coalition that included the American Academy ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Black people who spent their early adult years in racially segregated neighborhoods were twice as likely to develop coronary artery calcium – a predictor of heart disease – as those who lived in less segregated neighborhoods, new research shows. The heartContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Four in 10 Americans say they’ve had at least one heart-related issue during the COVID-19 pandemic, and about one in four who have tested positive say COVID has affected their heart health, according to a new online poll. Shortness of breath (18%), dizzinessContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Although Danecia Williams was 24 and healthy, her first pregnancy took a toll on her body. Her blood pressure spiked, straining her heart and other organs. Doctors diagnosed her with preeclampsia and closely monitored her and the baby for months. TheyContinue Reading