(Bo Zaunders/Corbis Documentary via Getty Images) “Thank you for your service,” military veterans often are told. For about a million, it might be time to add, “and also for your science.” The Million Veteran Program, a Department of Veteran Affairs research effort underway since 2011, is built on veterans who give a little blood and…
(bojanstory/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español Millions of people with normal blood pressure may be misclassified as having blood pressure that is too high because of improper positioning when measurements are taken, new research suggests. Guidelines from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology call for a patient to be seated in…
(azndc/E+ via Getty Images) Separating mortality data for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults from Asian American adults reveals large differences in how cardiovascular disease affects these populations, according to a new analysis. Cardiovascular death rates for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are substantially higher than those for Asian American adults, second only to those…
(Liudmila Chernetska/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español People who live in neighborhoods that were subjected to the historical practice of “redlining” may be less likely to receive lifesaving care from a bystander during a cardiac arrest than people in other neighborhoods, new research suggests. The greater the amount of redlining, the lower the likelihood…
(izusek/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español Routine mammograms are used to check women for breast cancer. But new research suggests they could do more than that: The images may help predict a woman’s risk for major cardiovascular problems, such as heart attacks and strokes, when they show the presence of calcium buildup in the…
(Igor Zhukov/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español Artificial intelligence may do a better job than humans at spotting high-risk patients using results from a heart test, leading to better care and lower death rates, researchers say. “The study shows that AI is much better than doctors at identifying early signs of potential death” using…