Addition of GLP1-RA Tied to Lower MACE, Heart Failure Risk in Those With Diabetes
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with diabetes without preexisting cardiovascular disease, the addition of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RA) is associated with a lower risk for major adverse cardiac events (MA…
Learn MoreWhether or Not You Get Heart-Healthy Statins May Depend on Race
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Millions of Americans take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, but a new study finds Black and Hispanic adults get the drugs less often than white people do.“This adds to the known racial and ethnic dispa…
Learn MoreAHA News: Health Advice For Women at Each Stage of Motherhood
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Everyone knows that on Mother’s Day, Mom’s needs come first. But the rest of the year, mothers often put their health care on hold to focus on others.”A lot of times as women, we tend to put …
Learn MoreScans Suggest Sleep Apnea Could Be Harming Your Brain
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Poor sleep brought on by sleep apnea may ultimately undermine the brain health of older men and women, new research suggests.The concern stems from a new brain scan investigation that involved 140 sleep apnea…
Learn MoreUna comparación directa averigua cuáles medicamentos para la diabetes son los mejores para el corazón
MARTES, 9 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hay muchos medicamentos para la diabetes tipo 2, pero una clase quizá se destaque por proteger al corazón, sugiere un estudio reciente. El estudio, de miles de veteranos de EE. UU. con diabetes, encontró q…
Learn MoreAHA News: The ‘Hispanic Paradox’: Does a Decades-Old Finding Still Hold Up?
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Many Hispanic people in the United States face socioeconomic disadvantages and lower access to affordable health care. Despite these and other challenges to their health, they generally tend…
Learn MoreAHA News: Former Marine Opens Up About Struggles and Feelings of Hopelessness After Stroke
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — One hot day last June, Elmar Uy and his girlfriend, LJ Jennings, were gardening outside their home in Hudson, New Hampshire, when something strange happened. Everywhere Uy looked, he saw cre…
Learn MoreAHA News: La ‘paradoja hispana’: ¿se mantienen en pie las conclusiones de hace dos décadas?
MIÉRCOLES, 10 de mayo de 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Muchas personas hispanas en Estados Unidos están en una situación económica desventajosa y tienen menor acceso a atención médica asequible. A pesar de estos y otros desafíos a su salud…
Learn MoreRisk for MI, Ischemic Stroke Increased for Younger Adults With Mental Disorders
TUESDAY, May 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Younger adults with mental disorders have an increased risk for myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemic stroke (IS), according to a study published online April 28 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiolo…
Learn MoreHead-to-Head Study Finds Which Diabetes Meds Are Best for the Heart
TUESDAY, May 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There are many medications for type 2 diabetes, but one class may stand out for protecting the heart, a new study suggests.The study, of thousands of U.S. veterans with diabetes, found that those who added drug…
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