MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Melissa Jeng had her first surgery when she was 3 days old – and the first of four open-heart surgeries at 8. Since then, she’s also had over a dozen heart procedures. “I got to the point where I would callContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Putting on a few extra pounds in your 50s may add years to your life — if you start off at a normal weight and your weight gain doesn’t tip into obesity, a new study suggests. But two outside experts cautioned that theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New research reinforces advice to include more whole grains in your diet. A diet heavy in “refined” grains (such as white bread, cookies and muffins) may increase your risk for heart disease and early death, while whole grains may lower it, according toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — COVID-19 has been cruel to Michelle Smith. Smith, a gym owner in Colorado Springs, Colorado, got sick in early November. “I’ve never felt so ill,” she said. “It was pretty horrific.” The 38-year-old mother of two went from being a modelContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — David Soares finished a set of weightlifting during an early morning workout at a friend’s home gym in Albany, New York, when he found himself unable to catch his breath. He sat down but it didn’t help, so he stretched outContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you have had a heart attack and a stroke, you might want to stock up on green tea. New research from Japan finds survivors who drink plenty of green tea may live longer lives. Stroke survivors who drank at least seven cupsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — “Valentine’s Day in a Pandemic” sounds like the title of a terrible album, or maybe the least-romantic date night movie ever. Unfortunately, it’s also reality in 2021. That doesn’t mean the day can’t be fun, said experts who suggested ways toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — About every other month for nearly a year, Cherée Johnson would wake up in the middle of the night with a sharp pain in her chest. Sometimes it lasted a couple of minutes, sometimes as long as 20 minutes. She wasContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Stroke survivor Ken Allsford focused intensely on how he wanted to bend his elbow. And then the robot exoskeleton attached to his left arm obeyed his unspoken command, moving his crippled limb. “It was a combination of exciting and trepidation, because sometimes nothingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There has been a sharp decline in heart surgeries and an increase in heart surgery patient deaths in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say. An analysis of national data revealed a 53% decrease in all adult heart surgeries, including aContinue Reading