Hypertension, or high blood pressure, tops the list of chronic health conditions. It affects about one-third of the world's population, including nearly 44 percent of German citizens. If the pressure in the blood vessels ...
Feb 23, 2023
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That feeling of crushing pain in your chest can be a medical emergency, but it can also be angina pectoris, or "stable angina"—a symptom of coronary heart disease that can be managed with medication.
Feb 7, 2023
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Managing people's altered behavior after a traumatic brain injury needs more specific attention and better guidelines, according to new research from Flinders University's College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
Feb 7, 2023
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Jumping into icy cold water in the dead of winter might seem like a crazy idea, but the so-called polar bear plunge has become a popular activity, often paired with raising money for charity.
Dec 9, 2022
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Gene abnormalities may make some people more susceptible to myocarditis, a rare type of heart inflammation that can affect young people and athletes, a large new study shows.
Sep 26, 2022
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Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) and beta-blockers have similar and independent effects on reducing aortic root size in patients with Marfan syndrome, suggesting that several years of combined treatment could delay the ...
Aug 29, 2022
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Record high temperatures are bringing summer heat early this year around much of the U.S., and the American Heart Association, a global force for longer, healthier lives for all, is urging people to take extra steps to protect ...
Jun 15, 2022
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Physicians prescribed significantly more guideline-directed medications for heart failure if they received a customized digital alert via an electronic health record (EHR) system when inputting medical orders shortly after ...
Apr 4, 2022
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It generally takes as long as 17 years for hospitals and clinics to implement a practice or treatment after the first evidence shows a benefit in patients. This time lag is driven by a number of factors, including building ...
Apr 4, 2022
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Research led by the Centenary Institute and the Harvard Medical School, Boston, shows that a compound present in current beta blocker treatments could be repurposed to increase efficiency and safety of infantile hemangioma ...
Dec 28, 2021
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