(kali9/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español Hot flashes and night sweats – they are the hallmark symptoms of menopause. But there’s something else happening to women entering their late 40s and early 50s that they can’t see or feel and may not even know about: Their cardiovascular disease risks are rising. “As women transition…
Dr. Steven Lome (left) with Greg Gonzales (center) and Michael Heilemann. (Photo courtesy of Michael Heilemann) Running the Monterey Bay Half Marathon, Dr. Steven Lome kept his eyes locked on two runners ahead of him. They were his oldest kids, 16-year-old Jadyn and 14-year-old Ian. Both are on their high school’s cross-country team and, Lome…
(FatCamera/iStock via Getty Images) A quarter-century ago, the foundations were laid for the Jackson Heart Study, one of the most significant research efforts in the history of heart health. As the largest single-site study of Black people’s heart health ever undertaken, it would eventually spawn more than 800 scientific papers and provide critical insights on…
(nicolesy/iStock via Getty Images) Older adults with irregular sleep habits may face a higher risk for hardened arteries than their peers with regular bedtimes and hours of sleep, new research suggests. The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found adults 45 and older who fell asleep at different times each…
King McClure played for the Baylor Bears in the NCAA Tournament in March 2019 in Salt Lake City. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images) When shooting guard King McClure showed up at Baylor University in 2015, he was one of the top recruits in the country. An NBA career seemed likely. But before he…
(d3sign/Moment via Getty Images) Maternal exposure to air pollution may raise the risk for heart defects in an unborn child, according to new research from China that suggests the risks are just as high in the three months prior to pregnancy as they are during the mother’s first trimester. “It means reducing air pollution exposure…
(AnnaStills/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español A woman’s heart health prior to becoming pregnant greatly affects her risk for pregnancy-related complications and the long-term cardiovascular health of both mother and child, according to a new report that calls for greater attention to the issue. Improving maternal heart health during this critical period could help…
Megan Washington was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome at age 21. (Photo courtesy of Megan Washington) Megan Washington finished running a muggy mile outside the Orlando, Florida, warehouse where she attended professional wrestling school, and found herself abnormally out of breath and exhausted. When the group went to do squats and jumping jacks, Megan sat on…
(Pixel_away/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español Dr. Anezi Uzendu should not be here to explain what a cardiac arrest looks like. He’s alive only because strangers at a gym understood – and acted. In 2016, Uzendu, then a 25-year-old medical resident, was playing a pickup basketball game at a gym in Birmingham, Alabama. He…
Cardiac arrest survivor Murphy Jensen. (American Heart Association) If you’re looking for a tennis court anywhere in the country, the “Find a Place to Play” page on the United States Tennis Association’s website can help. Just plug in a location as a starting point. You can narrow the search by surface type, court size, number…