(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…
Claire Sprouse was five and a half months pregnant when she had a procedure to get a new aortic valve. (Photo courtesy of Edwards Lifesciences) As a teenager, Claire Sprouse spent hours in the ballet studio perfecting her pliés, then performing on stage. At 16, she started having chest pains. The problem indeed turned out…
(PeopleImages/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español Pregnancy often causes discomfort, whether it be morning sickness, backaches or swollen feet. But sometimes, health experts warn, a seemingly minor symptom could be a flag for something more. Take dizziness. “It’s common, especially in the first trimester,” said Dr. Silvana Ribaudo, an attending physician and assistant clinical…
When Nick Reed had a stroke while playing golf, his equilibrium was so off that he had to crawl into the clubhouse. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Watson Photography) On his way to the golf course one day last July, Nick Reed couldn’t get cool. He figured it had to do with the heat advisory in…
(Maryna Terletska/Moment via Getty Images) Lea en español It’s easy to be complacent about COVID-19. Most people experience only mild issues – fever and coughing, maybe congestion and shortness of breath. But the coronavirus is capable of causing much more than a simple respiratory illness, affecting organs throughout the body, experts say. “We see people…