Black veterans with PTSD may face a higher risk of rehospitalization after a stroke
Mar 14, 2024
A new study of VA data finds Black veterans with PTSD were more likely to return to the hospital after a stroke than white veterans.
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How to help your child get enough healthy, brain-boosting sleep
Mar 14, 2024
Sleep is crucial to the well-being of kids and teens but often gets overlooked, experts say. Here's their advice for making sure your child's needs are met.
Too much of a food thing: A century of change in how we eat
Mar 13, 2024
How Americans' eating habits have altered – and how our eating habits have altered us.
Prenatal yoga may help ease stress, improve fitness during pregnancy
Mar 12, 2024
Experts say good physical and mental health are critical to a healthy pregnancy. Yoga is one way to achieve both.
A 4-hour-old stopped breathing. A patient care technician saved him.
Mar 11, 2024
Lorraine Stewart's newborn, Court, turned gray in her arms hours after birth. Patient care technician Hallie Allison's CPR training kicked in.
More than half of American Indian teens and young adults have high cholesterol
Mar 8, 2024
Despite many young American Indians having high cholesterol – a risk factor for heart disease and stroke – few are receiving treatment to lower it, new research shows.
Heart disease doesn't have to keep you from donating blood
Mar 7, 2024
As blood supplies and donations hit critical lows, experts say people with heart disease may be able to help.
Born with half a heart, this first grader wants to be a pediatric surgeon
Mar 6, 2024
McKenna Lewis had three open-heart surgeries starting five days after birth. Now, the 7-year-old talks about being a doctor to help kids with special hearts.
Fasting at Ramadan while keeping health in mind
Mar 5, 2024
Experts offer ways to stay safe and energized in a month when Islam emphasizes both body and soul.
Dr. Nanette Wenger, the queen of hearts
Mar 4, 2024
Heart disease was once considered a man's disease. Dr. Nanette Wenger changed that. But the 93-year-old cardiologist says her work is not yet done.
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