Stroke death rate increasing for middle-aged Americans
Nov 7, 2019
Despite national data showing a decrease in stroke mortality, stroke deaths for middle-aged Americans are rising in more than half of all U.S. counties.
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Prolific pianist uses music to heal, inspire
Nov 6, 2019
Congenital heart disease survivor Paul Cardall overcame years of failing health to find new life after a transplant and through his popular piano music.
Heart disease down over a generation among American Indians
Nov 5, 2019
The rate of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular mortality has fallen over a generation among some American Indians, who continue to experience higher rates of heart disease than any group in the country.
Your eating-on-the-job problems, solved
Nov 4, 2019
Barriers abound to eating well on the job, but so do workarounds.
Unique market ensures St. Louis gets its 'medicine' – healthy food
Nov 1, 2019
As a medical student, Jeremy Goss founded The Link Market to ensure people who lack access to healthy foods are within reach of nutrition, whether at a pop-up market, by delivery or at a storefront.
Your neighborhood's walkability may be a trick-or-treat for your heart all year
Oct 31, 2019
A new study indicates people in less walkable neighborhoods have a higher risk of heart disease.
Retina changes offer glimpse into body's heart health
Oct 30, 2019
Largest study of its kind confirms link between heart disease risk factors and changes to blood vessels in the eye.
Drawing on a love of art, she's gone from patient to healer
Oct 29, 2019
Art therapist Katie Hinson guides patients in the same South Carolina hospital where she had open-heart surgery at age 5.
Access to cardiac units may explain racial gap for heart failure patients
Oct 29, 2019
Black and Latino patients with heart failure get less access to specialized care, and a study suggests this – not biology – explains differences in outcomes.
How does hormone therapy affect heart health in transgender people?
Oct 28, 2019
Cardiovascular health in transgender people calls for a multidisciplinary approach and more research is 'urgently required,' according to a new study.
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