FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lung inflation occurs infrequently with bag-valve-mask ventilation during 30:2 cardiopulmonary resuscitation, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in Circulation to coincide with the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2023, held from Nov. 11 to 13 in Philadelphia. Ahamed H. Idris, M.D., from the University of Texas […]
FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Food sensitization is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) mortality, with a stronger association for milk sensitization, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Corrine Keet, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, […]
In this Practical Updates in Primary Care 2023 Virtual Series session, Chuck Vega, MD, a Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of California Irvine and Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, the Director of Mount Sinai Heart and the Dr Valentin Fuster Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine in the Icahn School of […]
LSU Health Shreveport School of Allied Health Professions announced Thursday morning that the school will soon be offering a bachelor’s program. Beginning in the summer of 2024, LSU Health Shreveport will be offering a Bachelor of Science in Cardiovascular Technology (BS-CVT). This comes after the university received approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and […]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain There is a well-known relationship between good physical fitness at a young age and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. However, when researchers adjusted for familial factors by means of sibling analysis, they found a weaker association, although the link between high body mass index (BMI) and cardiovascular […]
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By Kelsey Waddill November 17, 2023 – Adults with cardiovascular disease are more likely to utilize outpatient cardiovascular services in Medicaid expansion states than in nonexpansion states, a study published in Health Affairs revealed. The researchers used Medicaid Analytic eXtract data to assess utilization trends among nonelderly adult beneficiaries. The study timeframe started in 2012, before […]
Regular marijuana use could raise your risk of heart failure, stroke, or heart attack, according to new research. Experts still don’t know much about the ways long-term marijuana use may impact the body. But preliminary research, presented earlier this month at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2023 meeting, found marijuana use could have […]
Frost Bank one of the Starlight Gala’s Shining Star Event Sponsors. From left to right: Carl Walden, Kristy Rogers, Michelle Washington, Terry Buckhalton, Cory Cuevas, Leslie Cuevas, Jennifer Martin, Steve Martin Courtesy of Texas Health Resources On Nov. 11, community members from across the county gathered at Teas Health Resources Foundation’s second annual Starlight Gala at the […]
Recent research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023 highlights the connection between mental health and cardiovascular disease. Findings show that anxiety and depression can accelerate cardiovascular risk factors and that a cumulative stress score is significantly linked to heart disease, suggesting that mental health significantly impacts heart health. Two studies presented at […]