(kuppa_rock/iStock via Getty Images) Drinking alcoholic beverages on a regular basis – even if it’s just one drink per day – may raise blood pressure levels as you age, a new research analysis suggests. The study, published Monday in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, found people who routinely drank even small amounts of alcohol…
Dr. Bruce Ovbiagele on a hike at Mount Burdell in Marin County, California. “I love doing things in nature,” he said. “And hiking, I think more than anything else, has been a way to be more physically active and also to just unplug.” (Photo courtesy of Dr. Bruce Ovbiagele) Few people know more about stroke…
(PlatooStudio/iStock via Getty Images) Asian adults in the U.S. are less likely to survive a cardiac arrest outside a hospital than their white peers, even though they are just as likely to receive CPR from a bystander, new research finds. The study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association. “We were surprised…
(MirageC/Moment via Getty Images) Hmong American adults who have a stroke tend to be much younger than their white counterparts and may be more likely to have a less common type that causes bleeding in the brain, a new study suggests. The research, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, also found…
(halbergman/iStock via Getty Images) Black adults living in historically redlined communities may face a higher risk for heart failure than those living in neighborhoods that weren’t subjected to the practice, new research finds. Redlining refers to a now-illegal practice that denied low-interest mortgage loans to Black, Asian, Hispanic and immigrant families. The study, published Monday…