(Drazen Zigic/iStock via Getty Images) The overall risk of myocarditis – inflammation of the heart muscle – is substantially higher immediately after being infected with COVID-19 than it is in the weeks following vaccination for the coronavirus, a large new study in England shows. The detailed analysis of nearly 43 million people was published Monday…
(Hispanolistic/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español Is age really just a state of mind? Perhaps not the number, but how we age might be. A growing body of research suggests a person’s mindset – how they feel about growing old – may predict how much longer and how well they live as the years…
(SciePro/iStock via Getty Images) Narrowed arteries in the neck – a major risk factor for stroke – may be detected by analyzing smartphone video that picks up the motion of blood flowing just beneath the skin, a small study shows. The research, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, may be useful…
Megan Buchholz experienced atrial fibrillation possibly caused by a sleep disorder related to long COVID. (Photo by Tiffany Lee) Megan Buchholz groggily read the notification from her smartwatch. Its vibration had roused her out of a deep sleep. At 3 a.m. on a Monday this past March, she read an alert that said the device…
(BraunS/iStock via Getty Images) People with a condition that restricts blood flow to the legs and feet may be able to improve their long-term walking ability by walking for exercise at a pace that feels painful or uncomfortable, new research suggests. The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found people…
(invizbk/E+ via Getty Images) Napping, as well as sleeping too much or too little or having poor sleep patterns, appears to increase the risk for cardiovascular disease in older adults, new research shows. The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, adds to a growing body of evidence supporting sleep’s importance…
(solarseven/iStock via Getty Images) Forget what you thought you knew about catching COVID-19 more than once. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, keeps evolving – and so has information about your risk of being reinfected. “Two years ago, we thought if you had COVID once that you would never get it again,” said Dr. Preeti…
(Westend61 via Getty Images) Flu-like illnesses can increase the risk for stroke among adults, but being vaccinated might lower those odds, especially among those under 45, new research finds. The study, published Monday in the American Heart Association journal Stroke, found flu-like illnesses increased the odds of having a stroke in the month following infection,…
(Olga Strelnikova/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español Proper sleep is essential, and a widely used scoring system for heart and brain health is being redefined to reflect that. Since 2010, the American Heart Association has said seven modifiable components – maintaining a healthy weight, not smoking, being physically active, eating a healthy diet and…
(tommaso79/iStock via Getty Images) Your favorite summertime playlist probably has more songs about surfing than about potential health risks. But with much of the nation having already sweated out a historic heat wave in June, health experts would like to add a note of caution to the mix. Hot weather is like a stress test…