• AHA News: This Is Your Brain on Love

    FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — You walk into the room and see their face. They smile at you and look into your eyes. And just like that, your heart drops to your feet...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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  • AHA News: Pro Wrestler-In-Training Thrown For a Loop By Extra Electrical Pathway In Her Heart

    FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Megan Washington finished running a muggy mile outside the Orlando, Florida, warehouse where she attended professional wrestling school, and found herself abnormally out of breath and exhausted. When...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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  • Aortic Dissection: What It Is, Symptoms, Treatment and More

    When you feel sudden severe chest or upper back pain, it’s easy to assume what’s happening is a heart attack. It could be, but it could also be an aortic dissection — a condition that can be...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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  • Cutting Calories May Slow Aging in Healthy Adults

    The key to living longer could be eating less. In a new study published in the journal Nature Aging, researchers found that a calorie-restricted diet had substantial health benefits, including delayed aging. “The main take-home of our...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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  • U.S. To Test Vaccines in Poultry as Way to Curb Bird Flu Outbreak

    FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) – U.S. health officials are considering using vaccines in poultry to stem an ongoing outbreak of bird flu. Scientists will begin testing the first vaccines for birds in years as the...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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  • Less May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer

    Some patients having surgery for early-stage lung cancer may no longer need to lose an entire lobe of their lung, new research shows. The study results are from a phase 3 clinical trial sponsored by the Alliance...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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  • Marijuana Use in Early Pregnancy Could Raise Risks to the Placenta

    FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) – New research links cannabis use in the first trimester of pregnancy to poor outcomes, closely related to functioning of the placenta. This is important information given that more U.S. states...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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  • This Super Bowl, Keep Little Hands From Tip-Over TVs

    Watching the big game on a big TV? Keep safety in mind if young children are around. Seven of 10 fatal furniture tip-over incidents in children involve a falling television, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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  • Vaping Could Raise Teens’ Odds for Severe COVID

    Healthy young people who vape or smoke may be putting themselves at greater risk for developing severe COVID, new research finds. Both smoking tobacco and vaping electronic cigarettes may predispose people to increased inflammation, future development of...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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  • Health Highlights: Feb. 10, 2023​

    Emailing your doctor could soon cost you. Some health care systems have started charging for doctor’s emailed responses to certain patient messages, but experts worry that could keep poorer patients from needed services. Read more Less may...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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