AHA News: Broken Heart Syndrome Is on the Rise, Especially Among Older Women
2021-10-13
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Expert Panel Backs Off Recommendation for Aspirin to Prevent Heart Trouble
2021-10-12
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Most people shouldn’t bother taking daily low-dose aspirin to reduce their risk of a first heart attack or stroke, the nation’s leading panel of preventive medicine experts announced Tuesday. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a draft recommendation that essentially backsContinue Reading
AHA News: A Guide For What Doctors and Parents Can Do As Kawasaki Disease Kids Grow Up
2021-10-12
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — A medical school lecture taught Dr. Samuel Kung a vital lesson: He needed to see a cardiologist. As a toddler, Kung had Kawasaki disease, an illness of unknown cause that tends to strike young children. He doesn’t remember being sick, justContinue Reading
AHA News: Are Monolingual Spanish Speakers More at Risk in the Pandemic?
2021-10-12
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — The pandemic has highlighted societal inequities that leave historically disenfranchised communities more at risk for COVID-19 exposure. But recent studies suggest the disparities more severely impact Hispanic people who only speak Spanish, especially when it comes to unemployment and food insecurity.Continue Reading
Bystanders Can Make the Difference for a Drowning Child
2021-10-12
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A drowning child has a much lower risk of severe disability or death if a bystander steps in, even without cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), new research finds. “Bystanders play a critical role in preventing poor outcomes in childhood drowning by instituting safe, early andContinue Reading
Clot-Busting Drugs Safe in Stroke Patients When Brain Aneurysm Hasn’t Ruptured
2021-10-12
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Clot-busting drugs may be safe for certain stroke patients with brain aneurysms that haven’t ruptured, researchers say. An aneurysm is a bulge in the wall of a blood vessel. In the new study, patients had suffered an ischemic stroke, which is caused byContinue Reading
Many Older Americans Who Should Be Checking Blood Pressure at Home Aren’t: Poll
2021-10-11
MONDAY, Oct. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you are over 50 and you have high blood pressure or a health condition for which blood pressure control is essential, at-home blood pressure checks can avert medical emergencies. The trouble is that too few of these people actually perform them, aContinue Reading
AHA News: Fasting During Ramadan May Lower Blood Pressure – At Least Temporarily
2021-10-08
FRIDAY, Oct. 8, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Every year, on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, hundreds of millions of Muslims celebrate the month of Ramadan by, in part, fasting daily from sunrise to sunset. Now, new research shows it might help lower blood pressure – atContinue Reading
AHA News: Pioneering Hispanic Health Study Keeps Uncovering Trove of Info
2021-10-08
FRIDAY, Oct. 8, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — At first, there was skepticism about what would become the most extensive study of Hispanic and Latino health in the United States. But 15 years and nearly 400 scientific papers later, the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos is still producingContinue Reading
Air and Noise Pollution May Make You Vulnerable to Heart Failure
2021-10-08
FRIDAY, Oct. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Years of exposure to air pollution and traffic noise could make you more vulnerable to heart failure, a new study warns. “We found that long-term exposure to specific air pollutants and road traffic noise increased the risk of incident heart failure, especially forContinue Reading