(invizbk/E+ via Getty Images) A study that looked at how the immune system reacts to hot weather offers new insight into what’s happening when the mercury rises. Researchers found a link between hot weather and measures of the body’s immune response, including levels of certain blood cells and indicators of inflammation. It’s a step toward…
(LordHenriVoton/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español Butterfly. Cat. Pointer dog. More than pretty critters, these are yoga poses experts say could be part of a healthy pregnancy. Though moving a growing belly through a series of poses might seem like the last thing a pregnant woman would want to do, health experts say it’s…
Dr. Nanette Wenger has spent seven decades convincing researchers to look beyond “bikini medicine” when it comes to women’s health. (Photo courtesy of Grady Health System) Open Dr. Nanette Wenger’s refrigerator, and the first thing you’ll see is a bowl of ice chips filled with crudités – carrot and celery sticks, perhaps some broccoli florets….
(metamorworks/iStock via Getty Images) Artificial intelligence has the potential to change many aspects of cardiovascular care, but not right away, a new report says. Existing AI and machine-learning digital tools are promising, according to the scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Such tools already have shown they can help screen patients and guide researchers…
(American Heart Association) Using cannabis – either by smoking, eating or vaping it – may raise the risk for heart attacks and strokes, new research suggests. Survey respondents who said they use cannabis, or marijuana, had a higher risk for cardiovascular problems regardless of whether they used tobacco products or had other underlying cardiovascular risk…
In red, the carotid arteries run along each side of the neck, while the vertebral arteries run through the spinal column in the neck. (MedicalRF.com via Getty Images) Along each side of the neck are a pair of arteries that supply blood to the brain. It’s rare for one of those blood vessels to tear….
(FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español Among many teenage girls, hearts are a communications staple. Heart emojis punctuate their texts, heart hands frame their selfies on social media. But rare is the girl who thinks about her heart as the critical organ it is, the epicenter of the circulatory system, supplying blood with…
President Dwight D. Eisenhower uses a stethoscope to listen to the heart of Dr. Paul Dudley White, who had treated him for a heart attack. (American Heart Association) Heart disease is no stranger to the White House. But in a century of presidential cardiac crises, none affected America the way Dwight Eisenhower’s 1955 heart attack…