Los cargadores de los coches eléctricos son seguros para las personas con dispositivos cardiacos: estudio
LUNES, 17 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los coches eléctricos se multiplican con una velocidad de récord, pero, ¿los potentes dispositivos de carga que los coches necesitan son seguros para las personas con dispositivos cardiacos implantados?Sí…
Learn MoreBlack Patients More Likely to Have Heart Damage Following Chemo
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black patients have 71 percent higher odds of cardiotoxicity following cancer treatment versus White patients, according to research presented at the Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient…
Learn MoreAHA News: On a Snowy Day, the Warmth of a Stranger Kept One Man Alive
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — In the early months of 2021, heavy snow blanketed the city of Philadelphia.Justin Stroh and his wife, Bess, both in their 60s, had been taking turns shoveling the snow in front of their subu…
Learn MoreLas estatinas reducen los riesgos cardiacos de las personas con VIH
JUEVES, 13 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — A medida que las personas con VIH viven más tiempo, están en riesgo de enfermedad cardiaca prematura. Pero un nuevo estudio encuentra que las estatinas pueden reducir el riesgo de problemas cardiacos gra…
Learn MoreUnas largas siestas diurnas podrían aumentar el riesgo de fibrilación auricular
JUEVES, 13 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las siestas diurnas de más de media hora parecen casi duplicar el riesgo de una persona de desarrollar un latido cardiaco irregular, informa un estudio reciente.Las personas que toman siestas de 30 minut…
Learn MoreSome Bear Facts That Could Help Prevent Human Strokes
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Long periods of immobility can put people at risk of dangerous blood clots — yet hibernating bears lie around for months without any problem. Now scientists think they’ve figured out why.The researchers hope …
Learn MoreU.S. Prison Inmates Aren’t Getting Medical Care They Need: Report
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. prison inmates may be severely undertreated for common chronic health conditions, such as asthma, type 2 diabetes, HIV and mental illness, new research suggests.While researchers lacked complete inmate d…
Learn MoreBlack Cancer Patients Much More Prone to Chemo-Linked Heart Trouble
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes cancer, and the treatments meant to eradicate it, can damage the heart and blood vessels. Now, a new analysis finds that damage may be much more likely if the patient is Black. Black patients had 7…
Learn MoreAHA News: Help Others, Help Yourself? Why Volunteering Can Be Good For You
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Marcia Trenholm doesn’t need a scientific study to understand why volunteering is good for her.Two days a week, the retired insurance company auditor gives her time to the University of Massa…
Learn MoreStatins Cut Heart Risks for People Living With HIV
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As people with HIV live longer they are at risk of premature heart disease. But a new study finds statin drugs can cut the risk of serious heart problems by more than one-third. The U.S. National Institutes…
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