WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Beta blockers appear to be useless when prescribed to heart attack survivors who aren’t suffering from heart failure, a new clinical trial indicates. The study calls into question the routine of prescribing beta blockers to all patients following a heart attack, which hasContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For people struggling with both diabetes and a common type of heart failure, the weight-loss drug Wegovy may do more for their health than help them shed pounds, new research suggests. In the study, published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine,Continue Reading
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Just a little exposure to secondhand smoke may increase your risk for the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation (A-Fib), a new, large study suggests. People who have A-Fib, the world’s most common heart rhythm disorder, are five times more likely to have aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — America is making headway against heart disease, with heart-related deaths declining over the past three decades. But it appears that only the well-to-do have benefitted, a new study shows. Heart attack rates have stayed the same or gotten worse among the poor duringContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Think vaping is the “healthy” alternative to smoking? Think again: A new study finds it raises people’s odds for heart failure. “More and more studies are linking e-cigarettes to harmful effects and finding that it might not be as safe as previously thought,”Continue Reading
MONDAY, April 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new warning is being issued over a heart pump whose use could perforate the heart. The device has already been linked to over 100 injuries and 49 deaths. These left-sided Impella heart pumps are made by Abiomed, a subsidiary of Johnson &Continue Reading
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks with genetically-driven stress are more likely to suffer heart attacks after nerve-wracking events or times of unrest, a new study shows. People with above-average genetic scores linked to neuroticism and stress were 34% more likely to experience a heart attack following stressfulContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Living in a poor and unhealthy neighborhood could nearly double a person’s risk of heart disease and stroke, a new study says. The findings indicate that all the factors that make for a crummy neighborhood — air and water pollution, toxic sites, fewContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Migraines in young adults appear to increase their risk of stroke more than traditional risk factors like high blood pressure, a new study reports. Results show that migraine is the most important non-traditional risk factor for stroke among adults ages 18 to 34,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The bright lights of the big city might seem exciting, but they could also raise a person’s risk of stroke, a new study suggests. Bright artificial lights that illuminate the night seem to affect blood flow to the brain in ways that makeContinue Reading