World Heart Day: How Non-Communicable Diseases Increase The Risk Of Cardiovascular Diseases

The cardio-renal-metabolic systems perform a complex interplay of physiological functions Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have emerged as a growing health crisis in India. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), CVDs are the leading cause of death in the country, responsible for nearly 28% of all fatalities. CVDs, including heart failure and heart attacks, […]

DEF and SDPA Partner to Emphasize Cardiovascular Health for World Heart Day

World Heart Day is September 29th, and the Dermatology Education Foundation (DEF) and the Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants (SDPA) are partnering together to emphasize the importance of caregivers and health care professionals prioritizing their cardiovascular health. DEF and SDPA are encouraging nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) in dermatology to take control of […]

Alarming surge in cardiovascular disease among young adults, warn experts

World Heart Day 2023: Alarming surge in cardiovascular disease among young adults, warn experts, ET HealthWorld X We use cookies to ensure best experience for you We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalize content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audience […]

Comparison of diagnostic values of ACR TI-RADS v/s C-TIRADS

Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine tumor and the 11th most common malignant tumor worldwide.1 Moreover, thyroid cancer is also one of the malignancies with the highest increasing rate, ie, a 3-fold increase in incidence has been observed during the past 3 decades, with an increasing global annual rate of 3.6%.2 Thyroid cancer has […]

The infected blood scandal — and how it was allowed to happen

It may not have lodged itself in the public imagination as indelibly as the coal tip that flattened a primary school at Aberfan in 1966 or the lethal 1989 stadium crush at Hillsborough or 2017’s conflagration at Grenfell Tower. But the scandal in which thousands of people around the world were given transfusions or injected with […]

Heavy Cannabis Use Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Problems in Canadian Study

A new research report has found that individuals diagnosed with “cannabis use disorder” have a roughly 60% higher chance of experiencing certain heart problems than adults of the same age and gender without the same diagnosis. The study, published in Addiction on Wednesday, was conducted using medical data from just under 60,000 adults in Alberta, […]

Biannual Blood Donation Drive at the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane

Twice a year, the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane teams up with the Lao Red Cross to organize a blood donation drive. On September 26, dozens of American and Lao colleagues showed their caring for Vientiane through the donation of this life-saving resource. Giving blood is like giving the gift of life and each bag of […]

Congenital syphilis rates are soaring, but resources to stem infections are lacking

States are seeing an alarming surge in cases of congenital syphilis, a preventable infection that can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, newborn death — or lifelong complications such as blindness or deafness. Congenital syphilis, which occurs when a pregnant mother infected with the sexually transmitted infection syphilis passes it on to her fetus, disproportionately affects Black and […]

As COVID-19 infections rise, nursing homes are still waiting for vaccines

DALLAS CENTER, Iowa — “COVID is not pretty in a nursing home,” said Deb Wityk, a 70-year-old retired massage therapist who lives in one called Spurgeon Manor, in rural Iowa. She twice contracted the disease and is eager to get the newly approved vaccine because she has chronic lymphocytic leukemia, which weakens her immune system. […]

Protecting The African Heartbeat: Why Africans Need to Prioritise Cardiovascular Health

Protecting The African Heartbeat: Why Africans Need to Prioritise Cardiovascular Health The heart is the centre of human physiology. Quietly beating around 100,000 times a day, it sustains us by pumping nutrient and oxygen-rich blood through our circulatory systems, ensuring we are able to walk, talk, work – live. As we commemorate World Heart Day […]