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Cardiovascular Conditions and Disorders News (Page 18)

Medicare Negotiating on Price for Heart, Diabetes, Cancer Drugs

TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 – The Biden administration on Tuesday named the first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations between Medicare and participating drug companies as a first step...

Fresh Produce Rx Tied to Improvements in Food Security, Cardiometabolic Outcomes

TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 – Fresh produce prescriptions are associated with significant improvements in food security and health status for both adults and children, according to a study published...

ESC: Adverse Outcomes Increased With Suboptimal Adherence to Aspirin After MI

MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 – Suboptimal adherence to aspirin after myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with an increased risk for recurrent MI, ischemic stroke, or death, according to a study...

AHA News: After a Lifetime of Being Blue, Heart Surgery Restores Color to Woman's Life

MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – Patti Allbritton was born a little blue. She wasn't particularly sad – it wasn't that kind of blue. She was born with a rare congenital h...

AHA News: Here's the Latest on Dietary Cholesterol and How It Fits In With a Healthy Diet

FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – For more than half a century, scientists have debated the role of dietary cholesterol in a healthy diet. Because it was often associated...

ESC: Bystander Defibrillation Improves Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival

FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 – Regardless of emergency medical service (EMS) response time (15 minutes: RR, 1.98). “The findings indicate that when resources are limited, defibrillators should be located i...

Most Fish Oil Supplement Labels Make Health Benefit Claims

FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 – The majority of fish oil supplement labels make health claims and vary significantly in the recommended daily dosage, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in JAMA...

Lifestyle Risk Factors, Cardiometabolic Diseases Prevalent in Young Adults

THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 – U.S. young adults have a high prevalence of lifestyle risk factors and cardiometabolic diseases, with varying rates based on race and ethnicity, according to a study...

Nearing Retirement, America's Lower-Middle Class Faces Increasingly Bad Health

THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 – The American middle-class squeeze has grown even worse in recent years, with many in the “forgotten middle” facing financial pressure and poor health as they near ret...

AHA News: Her Heart Stopped During a Procedure to Treat Her Stroke

THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – Holly Page was having a great day. She got her hair done, then enjoyed a long dinner catching up with friend Lisa Stillings. They were...

Aspirin Underused in Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 – Aspirin is underused in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Aug. 22 in the Journal of the American Medical...

Do Fish Oil Supplements Really Boost Your Health?

THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 – Stroll past the supplements in any drugstore and you’ll find broad claims about fish oil helping everything from heart and brain health, to joints, eyes and immune systems. ...

ESC: Recurrent Myocardial Infarction Often Unrecognized

THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 – Patients with recurrent myocardial infarction (MI) are more likely to recognize the symptoms but still miss many symptoms, according to a study presented at the European...

'Couch Potato' Childhoods Could Mean Heavier, Less Healthy Hearts Later

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 – Children need to get up off the sofa and move more, according to a new study that linked childhood sitting time with heart damage in young adulthood. That was true even...

AHA News: Promotores Create a Bridge Between Healthier Living and a Growing Hispanic Population

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – Patricia Guevara enjoys doing things with her 5-year-old daughter, Miranda, especially painting and drawing and taking an occasional walk...

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