A new trial led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will evaluate whether the use of medications to treat high blood pressure affect outcomes among patients who are prescribed the medication ...
Apr 16, 2020
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As we continue to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, many hospitals and health services are actually less busy than usual.
Apr 16, 2020
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Regular exercise may reduce the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome, a major cause of death in patients with the COVID-19 virus, a top exercise researcher reports. He is urging people to exercise based on his findings, ...
Apr 15, 2020
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Exposure to heavy smoke during recent California wildfires raised the risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests up to 70%, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the open ...
Apr 15, 2020
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Researchers from Columbia University have launched CovidWatcher, an app that surveys users about their exposure to the new coronavirus, symptoms, access to medical care, and impact on daily life. The data will be used to ...
Apr 13, 2020
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Fitbit recently released data showing a global decrease in physical activity levels among users of its activity trackers compared to the same time last year.
Apr 7, 2020
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People who suffer from cardiovascular disease and hypertension are vulnerable during COVID-19 and need to be protected, according to an expert in cardiovascular health from The University of Western Australia.
Apr 7, 2020
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New research suggests that having an underlying health condition might be one of the most significant risk factors for developing a severe case of COVID-19.
Apr 1, 2020
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COVID-19 can have fatal consequences for people with underlying cardiovascular disease and cause cardiac injury even in patients without underlying heart conditions, according to a review published today in JAMA Cardiology ...
Mar 27, 2020
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Your pulse is your heart rate, or the number of times your heart beats in one minute. You can take your pulse using the radial artery in your wrist or the carotid artery in your neck.
Mar 26, 2020
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