AHA News: Monitoring Blood Pressure at Home Can Be Tricky. Here’s How to Do It Right.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Knowing your blood pressure is a basic part of good health. But monitoring it at home can get complicated.”It sounds easy – you buy a device, smack the cuff on your upper arm and push a button,…
Learn MoreAHA News: Monitorear la presión arterial en casa puede ser complicado. Aquí explicamos cómo hacerlo.
LUNES, 23 de mayo de 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Conocer tu presión arterial es un componente básico de la buena salud. Pero monitorearla en casa puede ser complicado.”Suena fácil: compras un aparato, ajustas el brazalete en el brazo sup…
Learn MoreWhat Is Monkeypox, and How Worried Should Americans Be?
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A worrisome international outbreak of monkeypox, a less harmful cousin of the smallpox virus, has now reached the United States and Canada. As of Saturday, 92 confirmed cases of the illness, and 28 more suspect…
Learn MoreRepeat Infections With COVID-19 May Become the Norm
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 might be easing into a new status as a widely circulating and somewhat harsher version of the common cold, experts say — a virus that folks could contract repeatedly, even if they were recently infecte…
Learn MoreU.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis Hits Black Women Hardest
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — With Roe v. Wade hanging in the balance and nearly half of all American states ready to practically ban abortion if the leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court stands, the realities of giving birth in this …
Learn MoreJif Peanut Butter Recalled Due to Possible Salmonella
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Some lots of Jif brand peanut butter are being recalled as health officials investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella illness tied to the products.Fourteen illnesses (including two hospitalizations) tied …
Learn MoreU.S. Rate for a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication Doubled in 12 Years
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Rates of dangerous high blood pressure problems during pregnancy more than doubled in the United States between 2007 and 2019, a new study finds.”The increase in pregnancy complications is alarming because thes…
Learn MorePoll Finds COVID Low on Parents’ Summer Camp Checklist
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When choosing a summer camp for their children, many U.S. parents prioritize location, cost and activities. Only one in 10 said COVID-19 precautions are important, a new survey reveals. Among parents who said …
Learn MoreGout Medicine May Also Help Fight Heart Failure
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The anti-inflammatory benefits of a common gout medicine may help save the lives of heart failure patients, researchers say.The medication, colchicine, could also reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in …
Learn MoreLiver Transplants From Donors Who Overdosed Rose During Pandemic
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Organs from donors who died of drug overdoses helped keep the number of U.S. liver transplants steady during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds.”When the pandemic began, we saw no decli…
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