AHA News: Report Details How to Fine-Tune Asian Diets For Better Heart Health
MONDAY, May 8, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Just as the term “Asian American” encompasses a vast number of people and cultures, the idea of an “Asian diet” oversimplifies differences in what they eat, a new report on heart health says.Und…
Learn MoreAHA News: She Wanted to Thank the Surgeon Who Saved Her Life as a Baby. She Did – As His Colleague.
FRIDAY, May 5, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Hours after Sarah Hernandez was born in La Verne, California, doctors diagnosed problems with her heart – problems they couldn’t fix. So they arranged for her to be flown to nearby Children’s Ho…
Learn MoreAHA News: Quería agradecer al cirujano que le salvó la vida cuando era bebé. Ella lo hizo, como su colega.
VIERNES, 5 de mayo de 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Horas después de que Sarah Hernández naciera en La Verne, California, los médicos diagnosticaron problemas con su corazón, problemas que ellos no podían solucionar. Ellos organizaron su t…
Learn MoreAHA News: How a Self-Care Expert Takes Care of Herself
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Self-care means many things to many people. To Dr. Beth Frates, director of lifestyle medicine and wellness in the department of surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, it boils …
Learn MoreAHA News: Blood Pressure: What Do the Numbers Mean and Why Do They Matter?
TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — It’s a standard part of any medical visit. Someone, typically a nurse, wraps a cuff around your arm and asks you to sit quietly while the cuff squeezes to the point of discomfort, then slowly e…
Learn MoreAHA News: Presión arterial: ¿qué significan los números y por qué importan?
MARTES, 2 de mayo de 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Es un componente estándar de cualquier consulta médica. Alguien, por lo general una enfermera, envuelve un manguito alrededor de tu brazo y te pide que te sientes y te mantengas quieto mie…
Learn MoreAHA News: A Stroke at 30 Sapped an Elementary School Teacher’s Joy. Then She Reclaimed It.
MONDAY, May 1, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Elementary school teacher Rachel Henry had been having monster headaches for a few weeks. She complained about them to colleagues, family, even the school nurse. No one seemed concerned about th…
Learn MoreAHA News: Hispanic People – Especially Men – Are Less Likely to See a Doctor, and the Reasons Can Be Complex
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Language barriers, cultural differences and systemic health inequities are among the reasons many Latino people, particularly men, avoid doctor visits – and that could lead to dire outcomes, …
Learn MoreAHA News: Es menos probable que la gente hispana, especialmente los hombres, consulten a un médico. Los motivos pueden ser complejos.
VIERNES, 28 de abril de 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Las barreras del idioma, las diferencias culturales y las desigualdades sistémicas en la salud son algunos de los motivos por los cuales muchas personas latinas, en particular los hombr…
Learn MoreAHA News: Doctors Said Weight and Stress Caused Her Symptoms. They Came From a Blocked Heart Artery.
WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — After a week of remote work in Farmington Hills, Michigan, Denise Castille was packing up her desk and preparing to leave for the airport to catch a flight back to her home in McKinney, Te…
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