(vgajic/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español Much is known about the heart-health benefits of adopting a Mediterranean-style diet, with its heavy focus on whole grains, fruits, vegetables, fish and healthy oils. But what about the rest of the Mediterranean lifestyle? Short of lounging on the beaches of southern Italy or an island in Greece,…
(mapodile/iStock via Getty Images) Black women are more than twice as likely as their white peers to have uncontrolled high blood pressure during their childbearing years, raising their risk for pregnancy-related complications, new research finds. The analysis, which also showed 1 in 4 Black women and 1 in 3 Hispanic women lack access to healthy…
Cardiac arrest survivors Greg Gonzales (left) and Michael Heilemann. (Photo courtesy of Michael Heilemann) Michael and Danuta Heilemann were approaching the 3-mile mark of the Monterey Bay Half Marathon when they heard the siren. The noise kept getting louder, so they knew it was headed their way. The Heilemanns were still running when they saw…
Cardiac arrest survivor Mark Wangrin. (Photo courtesy of Mark Wangrin) Mark Wangrin and his wife, Barbara, put on their athletic gear and drove to their Austin, Texas, fitness center for an early morning Sunday workout. Mark hopped on treadmill No. 1. Barbara climbed onto a nearby rower. Then she switched to weights. While running, Mark…
(wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español This much researchers agree upon: Long COVID is a serious and sometimes debilitating condition that can strike previously healthy people after even mild bouts of COVID-19. And rapid progress is being made in understanding it. But three years into the pandemic, much about long COVID – what causes…
Cardiac arrest survivor Mike Button. (Photo courtesy of Mike Button) One day last July, Mike Button settled into his home office, ready to start catching up on the backlog of things that had accumulated over his latest prolonged stretch away from work. In April, his mom had died following a prolonged illness. Around the same…
(dianazh/iStock via Getty Images) Meet the beet. Fans of “The Office” may know it as the mainstay of Schrute Farms. Others may have casually tossed them into conversation, remarking that someone has turned “beet red” from embarrassment. While the crimson-colored vegetable has deep roots in American culture and colloquialisms, it rarely seems to make it…
Aortic stenosis survivor Erin Kidwell (left) and her son, Caleb. (Photo courtesy of the Kidwell family) Erin Kidwell had worked all day and needed a break. Exercise is her favorite release, so she did a few squats and jumping jacks, then headed out for a run. Instead of being home in Dallas, she was visiting…
Cardiac arrest survivor Damar Hamlin. (Photo courtesy of Jaster Athletes/Shane McFarland) As you followed the story of Damar Hamlin’s heart stopping during an NFL game, the questions surely ran through your mind. What if I saw someone in cardiac arrest? Would I know what to do? What if my heart stopped? Would anyone around me…
(Malte Mueller/fstop via Getty Images) News that one of America’s best-known stroke survivors was being treated for depression highlights a common and serious connection between the two afflictions. Last May, Sen. John Fetterman made national headlines after his near-fatal stroke. On Thursday, his staff announced he had checked into a hospital for depression. He’d experienced…