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Black women twice as likely to die from a stroke as White women

Adobe Stock Photo AHA gives 7 things to know by Michael Merschel American Heart Association News Stroke can be devastat­ing for anyone. But the risks and symptoms of...

High blood pressure before 35 may triple Black women’s stroke risk

Nurse checking a patients blood pressure. Adobe Stock Photo by American Heart Association News Black women treated for high blood pressure in their 30s and 40s...

Salty foods are making people sick

Salt has taken over many diets worldwide – some more than others. ATU Images/The Image Bank via Getty Images by Christopher Damman, University of Washington People have...

Heart Month 2024: Professional football player tackles atrial fibrillation and Stroke with Help from Cardiac Monitoring

(NewsUSA) - For professional athletes, being at your physical best and pushing your body to its limits is often what it takes to achieve...

Sitting all day is terrible for your health – now, a new study finds a relatively easy way to counteract it

by Keith Diaz, Columbia University The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea To reduce the harmful health effects of sitting,...

Reality of kidney disease in Black America

Kidney disease, a shadowed giant within Black America, has long lurked in the background of public health discussions, its significance often underestimated in the...

What is atrial fibrillation, the heart condition US President Joe Biden lives with?

Evan Vucci/AP/AAP by Ritu Trivedi, University of Sydney; Clara Chow, University of Sydney, and Liliana Laranjo, University of Sydney US President Joe Biden has the heart...

September is Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Awareness Month: Active with AFib, real AFib stories from everyday champions

Getty Images Stock Photo (NewsUSA) - By 2030, an estimated 12.1 million Americans will experience a common heart condition called atrial fibrillation (AFib), sometimes felt...

BMI alone will no longer be treated as the go-to measure for weight management

Getty Images stock photo  – an obesity medicine physician explains the seismic shift taking place by Scott Hagan, University of Washington Amid the buzz around weight loss...

Tina Turner had a history of high blood pressure and kidney disease. Here’s how one leads to the other

AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz by Karen Dwyer, Deakin University Legendary singer Tina Turner, who died this week at the age of 83 after a long illness,...

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