Heart health tips for when the mercury dips
Dec 15, 2023
Cold weather can put an extra burden on the cardiovascular system. Here's expert advice on protecting your heart when temperatures plunge.
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Football player traded NFL dreams for a new purpose after blood clot
Dec 8, 2023
Kristoffer Doura pushed himself through one last round of drills at the Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, then he collapsed. At the hospital, doctors discovered a blood clot.
Latin dance can liven up holiday celebrations and boost health
Dec 7, 2023
Want to enrich holiday cheer and health simultaneously? Try tapping your feet to a Latin beat, like salsa, merengue and bachata.
For green spaces to be most beneficial to health, they need to be walkable
Nov 30, 2023
The positive health effects of green space may not just be about where you live, but how easily you can access nature, according to new research.
Ideas for keeping Thanksgiving healthy – and happy
Nov 20, 2023
These tips from experts will keep your holiday on the healthy side – and leave room for some indulgence.
Exercise may reduce heart failure risk for people with depression or anxiety
Nov 15, 2023
Physical activity had a bigger impact on heart failure risk for people with depression or anxiety, compared to those without, preliminary research shows.
While teaching a fitness class, she had a massive heart attack
Nov 7, 2023
Ratona Harr had a heart attack followed by more heart problems that led her to need a defibrillator implanted in her chest.
Heart failure, then a transplant – for both dad and college-athlete son
Oct 24, 2023
Ryan Scoble couldn't catch his breath during a lacrosse game. A few days later he learned the cause: severe heart failure, just like his dad.
Pirouettes and palpitations: Ballet dancer's irregular heartbeat went undiagnosed for years
Oct 19, 2023
Joffrey Ballet performer Edson Barbosa had experienced irregular heartbeats during rehearsals since he was a teenager. He was eventually diagnosed with atrial fibrillation at 26.
After a stroke at 34, she's devoted herself to recovering
Oct 16, 2023
Amanda Porter is working hard to regain her previous abilities after having a stroke in 2020.