Could Your Smartwatch Interfere With Your Pacemaker?
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you’re one of the millions of people with a pacemaker or an implantable defibrillator to help control abnormal heart rhythms, certain health-tracking devices may do more harm than good.Smartwatches, ring…
Learn MoreEnlarged Heart Tied to Worse Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) has real-world prognostic value for chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Feb. 7 in Communications Medicine.Che-Yi Chou, from Asia University Hos…
Learn MoreLipid Profiles Altered in People With Severe Mental Illness
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lipid profiles are reproducibly altered in patients with severe mental disorders, according to a study published online Jan. 25 in JAMA Psychiatry.Anna Tkachev, Ph.D., from the Skolkovo Institute of Science…
Learn MoreFootballers’ Concussion Symptom Burden Linked to Hypertension
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Concussion burden during the years of active American-style football (ASF) play is associated with postcareer hypertension, according to a research letter published online Feb. 7 in Circulation.Rachel Grash…
Learn MoreAHA News: Give Me a Beet: Why This Root Vegetable Should Be on Your Plate
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Meet the beet. Fans of “The Office” may know it as the mainstay of Schrute Farms. Others may have casually tossed them into conversation, remarking that someone has turned “beet red” from e…
Learn MoreIncident CVD, Mortality Risk Heightened for at Least One Year After COVID-19
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 is associated with increased short- and long-term risks for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality, according to a study published online Jan. 19 in Cardiovascular Research.Eric Yuk Fai …
Learn MoreCognitive-Behavioral Therapy Cuts Anxiety, Depression in Heart Patients
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) provided by cardiac nurses in conjunction with cardiac rehabilitation (CR) cuts anxiety and depression symptoms in heart patients, according to a study published online Jan….
Learn MoreAHA News: Understanding the Stroke-Depression Link – And What Survivors and Families Can Do
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — News that one of America’s best-known stroke survivors was being treated for depression highlights a common and serious connection between the two afflictions.Last May, Sen. John Fetterman ma…
Learn MoreSpinal Cord Stimulation Gives Big Boost to Arm Function After Stroke
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s a brutal reality that confronts many recovering stroke patients: After six months or so of rehab, any arm and hand movement not yet restored is unlikely to return.But new cutting-edge research aims to use…
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