As pandemic takes aim at vulnerable groups, Mr. Amos continues to deliver love and lunch
May 19, 2020
Even before the COVID-19 crisis, James Amos was the driving force behind the Brown Bag Bus program feeding kids in Alabama.
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A silver lining for foster and adopted pets – and their people – during coronavirus pandemic
May 19, 2020
Home placements of shelter dogs and cats soar during COVID-19 lockdowns, easing social isolation and perhaps boosting heart health.
Is high blood pressure inevitable? Here's how to keep it in check
May 18, 2020
How and why blood pressure might change over a lifetime – and why it’s important to keep it under control.
After heart attack, home health care could help prevent return to hospital
May 15, 2020
Receiving home health care after a heart attack may keep recent survivors out of the hospital, new research suggests.
For young health care worker, stroke 'didn't even occur to me'
May 15, 2020
Whitney Spotts went from "super healthy and always moving my body" to partial paralysis and imbalance.
NYC cardiologist – and COVID-19 survivor – helps Hispanics fight the virus
May 14, 2020
Dr. Samer Kottiech is using his experience to help the Hispanic community cope with the disease.
After a stroke, diabetes could worsen brain function
May 14, 2020
Having Type 2 diabetes could cause cognitive impairment in stroke survivors, according to new research that points out the need to aggressively treat prediabetes.
High blood pressure can start in childhood – but so can prevention
May 13, 2020
Kids may develop high blood pressure, and sometimes the problem can go unrecognized.
Even 1 sugary drink a day could boost heart disease, stroke risk in women
May 13, 2020
Drinking one or more sugar-laden beverage a day could increase cardiovascular disease risk in women, new research shows.
Doctors consider possible stroke and COVID-19 connection
May 12, 2020
Stroke doctors are looking at possible links between the coronavirus and stroke, but they need more facts.
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