(Orientfootage/E+, Getty Images) Treating high blood pressure during pregnancy is safe and may be helpful at lower thresholds than previously thought, a new scientific report says. “For decades, the benefits of blood pressure treatment for pregnant women were unclear,” Dr. Vesna D. Garovic said in a news release. She led a committee of experts that…
(Toa55/iStock, Getty Images) Lea en español Every night before bed, Pat and John Sullivan list at least three things for which they are grateful that day. Their 40 years together, each better than the last. The joy they get from art and music. Their ability to keep loving and supporting each other through all the…
Chelsey Johnson was a resident at Weld Seattle and later a house manager. (Photo by Maximilian Golub) After four years in a Washington state prison for first-degree burglary, Chelsey Johnson learned she was eligible for a work-release program that would shave the final year off her sentence. She was excited by the prospect, but also…
(Brothers91/E+, Getty Images) Lea en español The holidays are a time to share home-cooked meals, reconnect with far-away loved ones and contemplate what the next year has in store. But for nearly two years, the coronavirus pandemic has affected our ability to safely get together in person. With vaccines now widely available in the U.S….
(Christoph Burgstedt/iStock, Getty Images) Environmental exposure to low levels of toxic metals may raise the risk for developing clogged arteries, according to a study of auto workers in Spain. The findings, published Thursday in the American Heart Association’s journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, found a link between low levels of cadmium, arsenic and titanium…
Amir Snell has had two open-heart surgeries and is facing a third. (Photo courtesy of Samantha Snell) Samantha Snell drove to her doctor’s office in Uniontown, Ohio, for a routine ultrasound. Already the mother of three, she was 23 weeks along and eager to get a glimpse of her new baby boy. “Getting an ultrasound…
(mixetto/E+, Getty Images) Most adolescents and young adults who developed a rare heart problem after being vaccinated for COVID-19 recovered soon afterward, according to a new study. Researchers used data from 26 pediatric medical centers across the United States and Canada to examine cases of suspected myocarditis – a swelling of the heart muscle –…