AHA News: How Job Burnout Can Hurt Your Health – And What to Do About It
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Too many times, the realization comes too late.”When people have a major medical event like a heart attack or stroke, they retrospectively go back and say, ‘Oh, I was really stressed, maybe…
Learn MoreWhen Stroke Harms One Side of a Newborn’s Brain, Other Side Takes Over
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many language skills are “left brain,” but a new study shows that when a newborn suffers a stroke in that region, the brain is able to shift those language duties to the right.The researchers said the finding…
Learn MoreAHA News: Clearing Up Questions on Whether Tofu Is Healthy
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Let’s talk tofu.It seemed like such a simple, honest food when it caught your eye in the grocery store. But later, after you checked it out online, you began to worry that a long-term relatio…
Learn MoreFunctional Stroke Recovery Varies by Age, Sex, and Stroke Type
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Following stroke, long-term recovery patterns in multifaceted functional domains differ by patient age, stroke severity, and stroke type, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in JAMA Network Open.Se…
Learn MoreHigh Framingham Risk Score Seen for Women With History of Migraine
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — High Framingham risk score (FRS) categories are seen among women with a history of migraine, but not for those with active migraine at baseline or during follow-up, according to a study published online Aug. …
Learn MoreAHA News: He Ran a 10K, Went Into Heart Failure and Got a New Heart – All in a Few Weeks
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Several days after running a 10K event in Atlanta in 2019, Arthur Vaughn found himself breathless simply walking across the room.Vaughn’s primary care physician recommended he see a cardiolog…
Learn MoreParticle Radioactivity in Air Pollution Tied to CVD Mortality
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Particle radioactivity, measured as gross β activity from highly resolved spatiotemporal predictions, is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, according to a study published onlin…
Learn MoreAI Model Quantifies Coronary Artery Calcium From PET CTAC Scans
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Deep-learning (DL) positron emission tomography (PET) computed tomography (CT) attenuation correction (CTAC) scan scores may predict cardiovascular risk similarly to standard coronary artery calcium (CAC) sc…
Learn MoreAHA News: Abuse, Neglect in Childhood May Increase Heart Failure Risk as an Adult
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Childhood trauma, especially physical abuse, might increase the risk of heart failure later in life, according to new research.Past studies have found a connection between traumatic experien…
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