(ljubaphoto/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español From the time they reach reproductive age, women are encouraged to visit an OB-GYN at least once a year for a wellness exam that may include screening for breast or cervical cancer, sexually transmitted diseases or other issues involving their reproductive organs. But a growing body of research…
(Douglas Sacha/Moment via Getty Images) People whose hearts suddenly stop due to a drug overdose are younger, have fewer health problems and are more likely to survive with fewer neurological problems than those whose out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are due to other causes, new research shows. The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American…
Heart disease survivor JuNene K. is now climbing mountains and working toward a PhD in natural medicine. (Photo courtesy of JuNene K. Harris) Two days before her 40th birthday, JuNene K. Harris was asleep at home in Lancaster, Texas, when she woke up to her smartwatch buzzing incessantly on her wrist. JuNene – known professionally…
(AaronAmat/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español If your New Year’s resolution was to cut down on salt and sugar in your diet, you may have an unexpected ally: your taste buds. Research, and personal anecdotes, suggest that taste buds might adapt themselves to help us enjoy lower levels of salt and sugar and make…
(Jolygon/iStock via Getty Images) Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević died recently after a heart attack. Although most heart attacks happen in older people, younger people can experience them as well. The coach was just 46 years old. Here’s an explanation of heart attacks at any age, and what happens when you have one,…
Brittany Clayborne (left) with her 13-year-old son, Micah, who is on the waiting list for a new heart after being diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in December 2023. (Photo courtesy of Brittany Clayborne) Three days after Brittany Clayborne gave birth to her son, Micah, she couldn’t catch her breath. The then-26-year-old returned to the Dallas hospital…
(Dumitru Ochievschi/iStock via Getty Images) High blood pressure, obesity and other risk factors continue to contribute to high rates of heart disease and stroke worldwide, including in the U.S. where annual deaths from cardiovascular disease are approaching 1 million. That’s according to an exhaustive statistics report released annually by the American Heart Association that details…
Jessamine Whitney was featured in a 1914 edition of The Atlanta Constitution. (via Newspapers.com) Every year, the American Heart Association compiles statistics that tell the story of how cardiovascular disease affects the lives of people in the U.S. and around the world. This massive, monthslong endeavor takes a team of experts who produce a book-length…
Krissi Oden (left) with her mom, Edna Machen, in the mid-1990s. (Photo courtesy of Krissi Oden) One of the best dishes to come out of Edna K. Machen’s small-town West Texas home kitchen was chicken fried steak. Her fried chicken was pretty good, too. For Edna’s daughter, Krissi Oden, and Krissi’s older brother, Mark, and…
(Drs Producoes/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español Despite its rapid growth, the Hispanic and Latino population in the United States continues to be underrepresented in clinical trials designed to help prevent and treat diseases. Hispanic people make up about 19% of the nation’s population, census data shows, but they represent just a small portion…