In the 1980s, when Stella Kourembanas, MD, began her career in neonatology, she cared for newborns with pulmonary hypertension, a disease that results in abnormally high blood pressure in the lung arteries and can lead to ...
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Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and heart failure have higher rates of inpatient dialysis initiation than those without heart failure, according to a study published online Feb. 18 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Mar 7, 2025
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New research from Emory University indicates that childhood trauma physically alters the hearts of Black women.
Feb 25, 2025
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Manal Elfakhani looks back fondly on childhood memories from the month of Ramadan. She would break her fast at the mosque with family and snack on sweet semolina flour cookies that she's since learned to bake herself.
Feb 27, 2025
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Struggling to afford food today could mean heart problems tomorrow. Young adults experiencing food insecurity have a 41% greater risk of developing heart disease in midlife, even after accounting for demographic and socioeconomic ...
Mar 12, 2025
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Heart disease is the root cause of heart attacks and the leading cause of death for men, women and people across most racial and ethnic groups. But the good news is you can lower your risk through healthy lifestyle choices ...
Feb 25, 2025
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Blood donation is widely recognized as a life-saving act, replenishing hospital supplies and aiding patients. But could donating blood also benefit the donor?
Mar 13, 2025
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In six years, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes has doubled in a group of middle-aged people in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana and Burkina Faso. In the first-ever longitudinal study of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa, data from ...
Feb 27, 2025
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The disparities between men and women in prevalence, risk factors and symptoms of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) have a profound impact on prevention, diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for women, according to a new American ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Smoking is estimated to kill more than 24,000 Australians every year, or more than 66 people a day—more than previously thought—according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU).
Feb 25, 2025
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