Older adults could lower the risks to their heart and brain 500 steps at a time
Mar 2, 2023
The risk of heart disease, heart failure or stroke may drop for older adults for every 500 steps they take daily, a new study suggests.
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Racism in employment, housing, police interactions may raise Black women's heart disease risk
Mar 1, 2023
Black women who felt they experienced racism in employment, housing and interactions with police faced a higher risk for heart disease than those who didn't, new research suggests.
Much has been learned about long COVID 鈥� and much remains to be learned
Feb 24, 2023
What causes long COVID, how to treat it, even what to call it 鈥� it's all still being sorted out, but researchers are beginning to unravel the potentially debilitating condition.
Active, healthy, pregnant 鈥� and in need of a new aortic valve
Feb 21, 2023
Only after Erin Kidwell of Dallas passed out while running did she learn that giving birth to her third child could be life-threatening.
The connection between menopause and cardiovascular disease risks
Feb 20, 2023
As a woman transitions to menopause, her risk factors for cardiovascular disease rise, research shows.
To make history, a major study on Black heart health looked beyond the lab
Feb 16, 2023
The Jackson Heart Study has produced many insights on cardiovascular health, but before it could do so, it had to win the trust of Black men and women in Mississippi.
Heart problem could've ended his college basketball career before it began. It didn't.
Feb 15, 2023
King McClure sought more information when doctors at Baylor University discovered he had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. An ICD enabled him to keep playing.
To improve maternal health, report says to start before pregnancy
Feb 13, 2023
Optimizing pre-pregnancy health may help reverse the rise in heart-related maternal deaths and complications, especially among Black women, according to a new 木瓜直播 report.
Pro wrestler-in-training thrown for a loop by extra electrical pathway in her heart
Feb 10, 2023
At 21, Megan Washington found out she had Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Treatment fixed it, but she was still scared to work out. Now, she's engaged and back to regular exercise.
Lifelong runner and newlywed gets pacemaker to power her heart
Feb 8, 2023
Running enthusiast Jackie Ng-Osorio struggled in her 20s with a too-high heart rate after running. She eventually got a pacemaker. She's since run a marathon and shares her story to spread awareness about electrical heart issues.