Half of Medicaid Patients With Diabetes, Heart Failure Do Not Get Follow-Up
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than half of Medicaid-covered adults with diabetes and heart failure in Alabama did not receive guideline-concordant postdischarge care, according to a study published online June 7 in the Journal of the…
Learn MoreRisk of Hypertension Up With Use of Oral Estrogen-Only Hormone Therapy
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For postmenopausal women using estrogen-only hormone therapy (HT), oral estrogen-only HT use is associated with increased risk of hypertension, according to a study published online June 5 in Hypertension.Cin…
Learn MoreAHA News: Bored With Plain Water? Turn It Into Agua Fresca.
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — A cold glass of water can refresh when temperatures soar. But if your taste buds need an extra zing, a sip of agua fresca can help.Agua fresca, long ubiquitous in Mexico and other Latin Ameri…
Learn MoreAHA News: She’s Survived Cancer, Heart Failure and a Heart Transplant
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — When Dawn Mussallem was little, she dreamed of having her face on a Smucker’s jar – the recognition the “Today” show gives to people who reach their 100th birthday.So, she committed herself t…
Learn MoreNew Approach to Transplants Could Boost Supply of Donor Hearts
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new transplant method that “reanimates” donor hearts appears safe and effective, a new clinical trial has found — in an advance that could substantially expand the supply of donor hearts available in the Un…
Learn MoreExperts Warn of Heart Dangers From Smoke of Canadian Wildfires
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As a huge plume of smoke from over 400 Canadian wildfires swept south and turned New York City into a landscape that resembled Mars more than Earth, heart experts warned that air pollution can damage your hea…
Learn MoreInsomnia Might Raise Your Odds for Stroke
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — After many nights of tossing and turning, you might have more to worry about than just feeling exhausted and less sharp at work.Insomnia symptoms — trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep, or waking up to…
Learn More3 Men Rid Themselves of a Deadly Heart Condition. Finding Out How Might Help Others
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients who develop a devastating heart condition have new reason to hope after a study identified three men whose condition spontaneously reversed.The condition is called transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis. …
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