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An increasing number of uninsured, older immigrants are going to emergency rooms with strokes, heart attacks and other serious but…
New guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association say healthy adults without known heart disease…
If you’re confused about standards for managing hypertension in older adults, you’re not alone. When the American Heart Association and…
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Adults age 60 and older often struggle to keep their blood pressure in check. Revised guidelines from two leading medical…
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Sex. Now that I have your attention, let’s talk about it. There’s good news and bad news on the older…
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Today is World Heart Day – when the World Heart Federation and the World Health Organization highlight global efforts to…
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the U.S. As with many other chronic conditions, age is…
Is it just me, or do medical journals seem to have a knack for publishing conflicting findings on the same…
This is the second of two posts about a study of whether chelation therapy might benefit some patients who have…
In case you missed it, health reporters who cover medical studies had a shining moment recently. It centered around the…