U.S. President Joe Biden has the heart condition atrial fibrillation. This increases his risk of having a stroke five-fold and doubles the risk of a heart attack or dementia.
Jul 20, 2023
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At school dismissal one sunny October day in Pineville, Louisiana, then-9-year-old Anniston Fairbanks was headed toward her ride home when she realized she'd left her hoodie in her classroom. She ran back inside to retrieve ...
Jun 27, 2023
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The accepted clinical practice of using beta blockers over the long term to curb the risk of further heart attacks or death doesn't seem to be warranted in patients who don't have heart failure, suggests a large study published ...
May 2, 2023
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Lasting damage to the heart and brain is an aspect of long COVID that should receive much more attention than it has so far. We have sufficient evidence now to call for ongoing monitoring of individuals across the population.
Mar 30, 2023
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Congressional leaders introduced a bill on Tuesday that would further restrict access to the veterinary drug xylazine, which is now being added to fentanyl powder.
Mar 29, 2023
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University of Utah Health scientists have corrected abnormal heart rhythms in mice by restoring healthy levels of a protein that heart cells need to establish connections with one another. That protein, GJA1-20k, is underproduced ...
Mar 18, 2023
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People with heart failure were 38% less likely to be readmitted to the hospital for heart failure complications within 90 days if they wore a stick-on sensor that alerted their clinician about fluid buildup in the lungs, ...
Mar 7, 2023
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People who became pregnant using assisted reproductive technologies were found to be over twice as likely to develop preeclampsia than those with traditional pregnancies, according to a study presented at the American College ...
Feb 24, 2023
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COVID-19 infections can cause potentially life-threatening heart issues. Studies suggest that people with COVID-19 are 55% more likely to suffer a major adverse cardiovascular event, including heart attack, stroke and death, ...
Feb 18, 2023
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The first blood test to diagnose inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) could be in use in as little as a year, following the discovery of a molecular signal in the blood by Queen Mary University of London researchers. ...
Nov 24, 2022
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