WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Nine thousand miles separate Veronica Karanja from her mother’s farm in Kenya and where she now farms in Kent, Washington. Karanja’s expertise – and her vegetables that are culturally significant in Kenya – are helping transform a food desert just southContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Planning to celebrate the Fourth of July with a traditional Southern-style spread of fried chicken, pork rinds, buttermilk biscuits and sweet tea? Don’t make it an everyday habit. These staples of a regional diet heavy in fried foods, fats and sugary drinks mayContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 29, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — After a year of being COVID-cautious, Linda Matisoff counted the days until she could hug her 5-year-old granddaughter, Laila, again. In March, two weeks after getting her second dose of the vaccine, it was finally time. “We were coming down theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Men, take note: An unhappy marriage might end in divorce, but staying unhappily hitched could also raise your risk of stroke or early death, a new Israeli study suggests. The increased risk was as much as that seen with smoking or a ‘couchContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Early research suggests that CRISPR gene-editing technology may some day lead to dramatic relief for patients struggling with amyloidosis, a rare but serious disease that can trigger organ failure. “There are many different types of amyloidosis,” explained study author Dr. Julian Gillmore, aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People with type 2 diabetes face heightened risks for heart attack and stroke, as well as progressive kidney disease. But a new once-a-week injected drug called efpeglenatide could greatly reduce their odds for those outcomes, new research shows. The clinical trial was conductedContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The public health message has always been loud and clear: If you are experiencing a medical emergency such as chest pain, dial 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. But a new study shows that a $1,000 or higher deductible on yourContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers are reporting early success with a temporary heart pacemaker that simply disintegrates when it’s no longer needed. So far the work has been limited to animals and human heart tissue studied in the lab. But experts said the early findings are “exciting”Continue Reading
MONDAY, June 28, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Dr. David Watlington knew his family history put him at increased risk of heart disease. Even so, when he was diagnosed with high blood pressure in February, he blamed it on the 18 pounds he’d gained over the past year. HisContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Living with heart failure is hard enough, but a new study suggests that these patients may also face a higher risk of cancer. Researchers looked at more than 100,000 heart failure patients and the same number of people without heart failure. Their averageContinue Reading