AHA News: Study of Sleep in Older Adults Suggests Nixing Naps, Striving for 7-9 Hours a Night
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Napping, as well as sleeping too much or too little or having poor sleep patterns, appears to increase the risk for cardiovascular disease in older adults, new research shows.The study, publi…
Learn MoreAHA News: She Was Being Treated for Her Lungs, But the Problem Was Her Heart
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — New Year’s Eve 2018 was no party for Maria Philippon.The manager of a banking call center in Orange County, Calif., she finished work and headed for her car. She stopped three times to catch h…
Learn MoreAHA News: The Day Before a Checkup, His Heart Stopped
FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Scott Kern didn’t have much time to exercise.An executive at a chain of discount stores, he got to work early to get a head start on what often was a 12-hour workday. His incentive was getting…
Learn MoreAHA News: Cómo cuidar a los niños cuando ocurre un desastre natural
JUEVES, 21 de julio de 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Ese día que Reina Pomeroy sin querer se hizo experta en cómo los desastres naturales afectan a los niños, empezó de una manera placentera.En esa mañana soleada de diciembre, ella y su es…
Learn MoreAHA News: How to Take Care of Kids When a Natural Disaster Strikes
THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — The day Reina Pomeroy unintentionally became an expert on how natural disasters affect children began pleasantly enough.On that sunny December morning, she and her husband, David, had taken …
Learn MoreAHA News: Rethink What You Thought You Knew About COVID-19 Reinfection
WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Forget what you thought you knew about catching COVID-19 more than once. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, keeps evolving – and so has information about your risk of being reinfec…
Learn MoreAHA News: Teen With Heart Defect Wants to Help Others Like Her
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Peyton Bono makes sure her friends know the drill.If they’re at a pep rally, for instance, and it’s a hot day and she’s starting to feel dizzy and unsteady, they’ll probably see her count her…
Learn MoreAHA News: People From ‘Socially Vulnerable’ Counties Hospitalized For COVID-19 Had More Heart Problems
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Adults from the most socially vulnerable counties in the U.S. were more likely to die or experience serious heart problems when hospitalized for COVID-19 than those from less vulnerable areas …
Learn MoreAHA News: This Lawyer-Musician Relearned How to Sing, Note by Note, After Stroke at 42
FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Whether presenting a closing argument to a jury as a lawyer or singing on stage as a professional musician, Valerie Giglio of Stoneham, Massachusetts, knows how to work a crowd.”You’re perform…
Learn MoreAHA News: His Heart Stopped While Walking a Trail. A Cyclist Who Knew CPR Saved His Life
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — A week after Christopher Holton got a clean bill of health from his doctor at his annual physical, he set out for his daily walk on a wooded trail near home.Holton, a 52-year-old former youth…
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