AHA News: 38-Year-Old Has Had 3 Hearts: ‘It’s a Third Chance’
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Melanie Wickersheim has no memory of the first time her heart gave her trouble. She was an infant, and her pediatric myocarditis – an inflammation of the muscular walls of the heart – resolv…
Learn MoreAHA News: Higher Cardiovascular Risk Score Linked to Lower Cognitive Function
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — A risk calculator used to predict cardiovascular disease also may help predict a person’s poor cognitive function, new research suggests.The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of the Amer…
Learn MoreAHA News: More Than a Kernel of Truth: Corn Can Add a Healthy Crunch to Your Cookout
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Stroll past the seasonal aisle at any grocery store this time of year and you’ll find a shelf piled with plastic flip-flops, a box sprouting colorful pool noodles and a “sizzling sale” on grill…
Learn MoreAHA News: Vayamos al grano: el maíz puede agregar un elemento crujiente y saludable a su parrillada
VIERNES, 26 de mayo de 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Si pasa por los pasillos de artículos de la temporada en cualquier supermercado en esta época del año, encontrará un estante lleno de chanclas de plástico, una caja de coloridos tubos de…
Learn MoreAHA News: The COVID-19 Emergency Is Over, But the Need For Awareness Remains, Experts Say
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — The official word on COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization and the U.S. government, is that it’s no longer an emergency. But while that’s a milestone, it’s hardly an all-clear …
Learn MoreAHA News: Pregnant Teacher Survives Cardiac Arrest, Delivers Healthy Baby
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Alexis Simon, a special education teacher in the greater Pittsburgh area, was having a routine morning at school, sending an e-mail at her desk. The next thing she knew, she woke up at a hosp…
Learn MoreAHA News: La emergencia de COVID-19 ha terminado, pero necesitamos mantenernos vigilantes, dicen los expertos
JUEVES, 25 de mayo de 2023 (American Heart Association News) — La declaración oficial sobre el COVID-19, de acuerdo con la Organización Mundial de la Salud y el gobierno de los Estados Unidos, es que ya no es una emergencia. Sin embargo, aunque esto …
Learn MoreAHA News: Young Woman Shocked by Implanted Defibrillator While Making a TikTok Video
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Mary “Micky” Foos was in her garage creating a TikTok video of her dancing when she felt like she was hit from behind by an out-of-control vehicle.”I was expecting to turn around and see a t…
Learn MoreAHA News: Why a Cardiac Crisis Can Also Be a Mental Health Issue
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — The physical needs of someone recovering from a heart attack, cardiac arrest or major heart surgery can be easy to understand. For many people, the mental and emotional healing may be less so….
Learn MoreAHA News: Her Childhood in India – and Parenthood – Changed This Nutrition Expert’s Eating Habits
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — These days, Saroja Voruganti, an associate professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, prefers a balanced diet that emphasizes “whole” foods and steers clear of …
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