AHA News: Never Heard of Sepsis? It’s Common, Dangerous and a Threat to Your Heart
Latest Infectious Disease News MONDAY, Oct. 25, 2021 (American Heart Association News) When former President Bill Clinton was treated for sepsis earlier this month, it put a spotlight on a common illness not often discussed. But it’s one that can endanger the heart. It is technically not a specific condition, but a syndrome […]
Texas Medical Association Sues Feds Over Surprise Billing
The Texas Medical Association (TMA) is challenging a federal law designed to shield patients from surprise medical bills, arguing in a new lawsuit that regulators have stacked the deck against healthcare providers in their implementation of the No Surprises Act. Essentially, TMA takes issue with the arbitration process for settling out-of-network bills, arguing that the […]
Smoggier skies, lower scores? A Brazilian study examines the effects of air pollution on students’ cognitive performance
A new study published in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists looks at the causal relationship between outdoor air pollution levels on nationwide university entry examination day and students’ cognitive performance in Brazil. In “The Effects of Air Pollution on Students’ Cognitive Performance: Evidence from Brazilian University Entrance Tests,” authors Juliana […]
AHA News: How You Feel About Your Place on the Social Ladder Can Affect Your Health
Latest Heart News MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (American Heart Association News) How do you feel about yourself and your place in society? The answer could affect not just your state of mind, but your actual health. “When you ask people to make a social comparison of where they stand in society, we find […]
AHA News: Her Husband Died of a Heart Attack, But This Former Nurse Didn’t Recognize Her Own
Latest Heart News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Last October, Katherine Romano was cleaning her house when her neck started to hurt. She kept going, trying to complete her chores, until the pain shifted to her upper back. “It was so terrible, it took my breath away,” she said. Resting […]
AHA News: Exercise May Reduce Sleep Apnea and Improve Brain Health
Latest Sleep News By American Heart Association News HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 27, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Exercise may help reduce symptoms of a common sleep disorder and improve brain function, a small study finds. Exercise training could be a useful supplemental treatment for people with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, […]
AHA News: Women May Be More Willing Than Men to Donate Organs
Latest Women’s Health News FRIDAY, Sept. 24, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Men and women have similar reasons for becoming – or not becoming – an organ donor, according to a new study. Yet women appear more willing to donate their organs to family members or strangers. The results, published Sept. 24 in […]
AHA News: A Day Before His Cardiologist Appointment, 41-Year-Old Had a Stroke
Latest Heart News TUESDAY, Sept. 21, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Patrick Wright was back home after ringing in the new year with family and friends at his grandmother’s house. Around 2:30 a.m., he woke up to go to the bathroom. He noticed he had no feeling in his left hand but figured […]
AHA News: Fitness Didn’t Keep Him From Heart Problems or COVID-19, But It Did Help Him Recover
Latest Heart News FRIDAY, Sept. 17, 2021 (American Heart Association News) About a month into the COVID-19 pandemic, LeCount Holmes saw on television that Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan was within a mile of his house for a big announcement. Because Prince George’s County was one of the areas hardest hit by the coronavirus, […]
New findings on ambient UVB radiation, vitamin D, and protection against severe COVID-19
New research from Trinity College Dublin and University of Edinburgh has examined the association between vitamin D and COVID-19, and found that ambient ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation (which is key for vitamin D production in the skin) at an individual’s place of residence in the weeks before COVID-19 infection, was strongly protective against severe disease […]