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
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Heart transplants may be particularly risky for young Black Americans, with new research suggesting they are twice as likely to die after they receive their new organ. To reach that conclusion, researchers analyzed the outcomes of nearly 23,000 adults, aged 18 to 80,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans with heart disease are avoiding medical care during the pandemic, a new survey finds. Only 52% of Americans sought medical care for a concerning health problem during the pandemic, according to the survey conducted by the Cleveland Clinic. Among patients withContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Heart surgery can be stressful, but researchers may have found a way to reduce patients’ anxiety and postoperative pain — without any extra side effects. A team from the Netherlands found that the simple act of listening to music around the time ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Exercise programs that are standard for heart attack survivors can also benefit people who’ve suffered a stroke, a new pilot study suggests. Researchers found that a three-month cardiac rehabilitation program improved fitness levels and muscle strength in 24 stroke survivors. While the studyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — People who reverse their prediabetes may lower the risk of heart attack, stroke and death, a new study suggests. With prediabetes, a person has blood sugar levels that are higher than normal but lower than the threshold for a diabetes diagnosis.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Heart disease risk factors are common among men with breast cancer, a new, small study finds. Researchers analyzed the medical records of 24 male breast cancer patients, aged 38 to 79. Half had a family history of breast cancer. Nearly 8 in 10Continue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 25, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Rosemary “Rosie” Veltz was “medically maxed out.” That was the term the doctors used six months after a third surgery to correct a heart defect that left her struggling to breathe while her lungs continued to fill with fluid. A doctorContinue Reading