Health

Navigating nutrition for heart health

Could a short diet questionnaire encourage patients to make better food choices and improve heart health? In the past, your health care team had to rely on lengthy surveys to better understand what you were eating. But that's ...

Cardiology

Medicare continues to undervalue lifesaving stroke surgery

Despite thrombectomy's high success rate in saving the lives of stroke patients, Medicare is paying lower rates over time for the procedure, according to research presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's ...

Cardiology

Artificial blood vessels could improve heart bypass outcomes

Strong, flexible, gel-like tubes—created using a novel 3D printing technology—could improve outcomes for heart bypass patients by replacing the human and synthetic veins currently used in surgery to re-route blood flow, ...

Health

Expert explains warning signs of bad circulation

Cramps, tingling and pain in the extremities can be symptoms of poor blood circulation. Left unchecked, bad circulation can turn into worse health outcomes. An expert with Baylor College of Medicine breaks down some warning ...