Heart u0026 Hypertension

Cardiac arrest and COVID vaccines aren’t linked in young, CDC says

Health
Rachel Carter

Your COVID vaccine questions: how is distrust being addressed? COVID vaccine distrust: Dr. William Schaffner, Medical Director of the National Foundation for ...

Intermittent fasting flagged as serious health risk

Health
Rachel Carter

Intermittent fasting, a trendy method for weight-loss and targeting inflammation, has been flagged as a serious health risk, the American Heart Association ...

Chest pain, nausea, fatigue isn’t in your head. It may be your heart

Health
Rachel Carter

Given that heart disease is the leading killer of women, it should be a requirement that every medical student learn what we’ve ...

Major cause of maternal mortality diagnosed too late. Here’s why.

Health
Rachel Carter

A leading cause of maternal mortality often goes unnoticed. By the time it’s diagnosed, it’s sometimes too late to stem the damage.  ...

Does exercise lower blood pressure? Walking is a great start.

Health
Rachel Carter

When high blood pressure is a deadly diagnosis In a nation plagued by high blood pressure, Black people are more likely to ...

Iowan in cardiac arrest at restaurant saved by two UnityPoint nurses

Health
Rachel Carter

Sometimes, the stars have to align just perfectly for everything to work out. For an Ira man, they did just that while ...

High blood pressure measurements aren’t always accurate. Here’s why.

Health
Rachel Carter

When high blood pressure is a deadly diagnosis In a nation plagued by high blood pressure, Black people are more likely to ...

Low-sodium diet works like medication to lower blood pressure: Study

Health
Rachel Carter

When high blood pressure is a deadly diagnosis In a nation plagued by high blood pressure, Black people are more likely to ...

Marijuana linked with heart failure, heart attack: New studies

Health
Rachel Carter

Two new studies exploring the long-term effects of marijuana have found a possible link between use of the drug and one’s risk ...

New Apple Watch will detect blood pressure and sleep apnea: Report

Technology
Michael Johnson

It might become even easier to keep an eye on your health concerns at home thanks to Apple. A new report from ...