Eating a healthy diet, getting enough sleep, and incorporating physical activity can give your immune system a healthy boost, as well as improve your cardiovascular health.
High “bad “ cholesterol can build up in the arteries and lead to dangerous fatty plaques that block blood flow and lead to a heart attack or stroke. Certain foods can help lower the levels of “bad” cholesterol but medication is often needed as well.
Myocarditis, swelling of the heart, is a rare side effect of the COVID-19 vaccines that often affects young, male athletes. Most patients fully recover, but it is important that the athletes don’t get back into sports too soon.
Doctors discovered a huge tumor in the heart of a baby still in the womb. The fetus would not have survived unless surgeons performed an emergency operation, so the doctors did the surgery and returned the baby back to the womb to continue growing.
Minimally Invasive surgery describes operations that have smaller incisions, less blood loss, and less trauma to the patient than traditional surgeries. Patients who have had minimally invasive operations often recover much more quickly and with less pain than those who have had traditional open operations.
A radio host prepping for a minor procedure on his vocal cords was stunned when his medical team discovered a serious problem with this heart that required an extensive 6-hour open-heart operation.
Sciatica is an extremely common condition but there are simple ways to help patients recover. If simple treatments, like physical therapy, exercise and medication don’t work, spinal injections may do the trick. In some instances, surgery is required.
New blood tests that work with a patient’s own molecular structure can help Rheumatoid Arthritis patients avoid costly, time-consuming, and painful delays in treatment and find the medication that works best for them much earlier in the treatment process.
Heart Disease is the number one killer of African American women but as with so many vulnerable groups, many women don’t know they’re at risk. Education about risks and the importance of lifestyle changes and self-care can help.
