WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Radio announcer and producer Karen Moyer was exhausted after putting in long days on the air at Dallas’ classical radio station WRR over Labor Day weekend. Sunday was the station’s Picnic In The Park at the Dallas Arboretum. Moyer, an accomplishedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Fantasy sports are full of contrasts. They use stats from real athletes to build make-believe teams. They fuel both casual fun with friends and a seriously lucrative industry. And while nobody is saying that sitting and staring at screens is greatContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — After a heart attack, elderly adults have better odds for improved health and survival if all major heart vessels are cleared, not just the one that caused the heart attack. Because these patients often have other medical conditions and may be frail, doctorsContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Patti Allbritton was born a little blue. She wasn’t particularly sad – it wasn’t that kind of blue. She was born with a rare congenital heart defect called tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia, in which the valve that’s supposed toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — For more than half a century, scientists have debated the role of dietary cholesterol in a healthy diet. Because it was often associated with saturated fat, limiting dietary cholesterol – especially by restricting egg consumption – seemed to benefit heart-health efforts.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Weight-loss drug Wegovy (semaglutide) and its diabetes-focused cousin, Ozempic, have already upended the treatment of both obesity and diabetes, with sales of both drugs skyrocketing. Now, injected Wegovy could prove a boon for many patients battling heart failure, a new study suggests. TheContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Holly Page was having a great day. She got her hair done, then enjoyed a long dinner catching up with friend Lisa Stillings. They were walking out of the restaurant when something strange happened. Page tried to speak but couldn’t. “WhenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Bystander aid using CPR and a defibrillator can be critically important for saving lives when someone has a cardiac arrest — even when an ambulance arrives quickly, say researchers. A new study finds that when a bystander uses a defibrillator, on top ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Patricia Guevara enjoys doing things with her 5-year-old daughter, Miranda, especially painting and drawing and taking an occasional walk in the park. After a promotora, or community health worker, stopped by their Pittsburgh-area home, their lives became more active. Guevara signedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — As a Japanese American girl growing up in Irvine, California, Marisa Hamamoto felt like an outsider in her predominantly white community. Her schoolmates picked on her because she looked different. She wasn’t one of them. But when she entered the danceContinue Reading