(Victor Manuel Mulero Ramirez/iStock via Getty Images) Many people with heart failure also have diabetes or high blood pressure. But new research suggests those conditions, even when treated, aren’t well controlled, placing people at risk for worsening heart problems. “We know that controlling hypertension and diabetes is critical for people with heart failure,” said Dr….
(Aleutie/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español First, we got advice on staying fit and healthy while working in the office. Then when the pandemic started, we got advice on staying fit and healthy while working from home. As the era of hybrid work – doing the same job in both places – takes hold,…
(fizkes/iStock via Getty Images) Adults who reported experiencing abuse during childhood could have a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol, according to new research that found risk varied by gender and race. The new study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, showed the risk lessened for white women…
(Westend61 via Getty Images) The progressive narrowing of the aortic heart valve in a group of older men could not be slowed during a recent clinical trial using vitamin K2 supplements, dampening hopes of finding a medical treatment for this common but serious condition. The research, published Monday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation,…
(FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images) When the Food and Drug Administration recently authorized a second COVID-19 booster shot for some people, many of those eligible wondered whether to get one – and when, given that cases are once again rising in some parts of the country. Here’s are answers to six common questions to clear…
(coffeekai/iStock via Getty Images) Exposure to air pollutants – even at levels below World Health Organization air quality guidelines – may trigger a heart attack within the hour, according to a new study from China that found the risks were highest among older people and when the weather was colder. The study found exposure to…
(Westend61 via Getty Images) More than one-third of people who have a clot removed from a major blood vessel in the brain after a stroke return to work within three months, according to a new study from Germany. But women were half as likely to do so as men. The study, published Thursday in the…