Black children in poor areas less likely to get bystander CPR
Jul 10, 2019
A study compared rates of bystander CPR and found black children in poor neighborhoods fared worse than white children.
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Cardiac arrests in hospitals may be more common than previously thought
Jul 9, 2019
A new analysis finds many thousands of additional cases of in-hospital cardiac arrests, but the reason for the change is not clear.
Want to make a change? Find your motivating 'why'
Jul 9, 2019
When it comes to shoring up willpower to meet health goals, a little psychology helps. Take a self-inventory, set small goals and plan long-term.
Disorder of tiny blood vessels might raise risk of leg amputations
Jul 8, 2019
Microvascular disease, which affects tiny blood vessels, has been linked to leg amputations in a new study.
'Surprising' lack of progress on heart disease in younger adults, especially in women
Jul 8, 2019
After decades of declining cardiovascular disease rates, a new study shows the trend is reversing among younger people, and especially women.
Midyear is a good time to take stock of health
Jul 5, 2019
Safeguarding your health today can contribute to a longer and higher-quality life.
She studied ticks in Thailand and a bacterium in TB. Now she empowers the poor to ride bikes.
Jul 3, 2019
As executive director of Redemptive Cycles, Kathryn Doornbos loves directly impacting lives.
Doctors shrugged off athlete's gasping, until one heart surgeon listened
Jul 3, 2019
A woman's fitness helped hide a silent but astonishing heart defect until she was 45.
Air pollution means pregnant women can't breathe easy
Jul 2, 2019
Should air pollution worry pregnant women? Yes – but how much isn't clear.
Low vitamin D in babies predicts blood pressure problems for older kids
Jul 1, 2019
Children with persistently low levels of vitamin D had double the risk of elevated blood pressure between ages 3 and 18, a new study finds.
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