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A 36-year-old soccer player had a heart attack - but she brushed it off as heartburn and resisted going to the ER
Lindsey Huie, who played for the US Women's National Team and LA Galaxy, was racing between her kid…
Anna Medaris Miller
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A 30-year-old dancer who had a heart attack explains the symptoms women should watch out for
Megan Corbin, a 30-year-old professional dancer, thought she just needed to burp. She's sharing her…
Anna Medaris Miller
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A woman lived with an undiagnosed heart defect for 50 years before a specialist identified it, and told her she needed open-heart surgery
Claudia Norman never worried about her heart murmur. But at 50 she learned had been born with a rar…
Anna Medaris Miller
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A Black nurse was discharged from the hospital with a life-threatening tear in her artery. Her doctor dismissed it as a migraine.
Ashanti Coleman's carotid artery was ruptured and 50% blocked, but she says her pain was ignored. H…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Mediterranean and DASH are among the best diets for heart health, according to new American Heart Association rankings
Cardiologists and dietitians rated 10 popular diets like vegan, keto, paleo, and Mediterranean to r…
Gabby Landsverk
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A nurse and CrossFitter who had a stroke at 29 is urging young people to know the signs: 'If I can have a stroke, so can all of you'
Jayme Kelly woke up with no feeling on one side. She'd had a stroke and couldn't speak for weeks. S…
Anna Medaris Miller
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A 27-year-old was hospitalized with a stroke the day after her birthday party - but doctors thought she was just hungover and almost sent her home
At first, doctors thought Brittany Scheier's symptoms were alcohol or drug related. They almost dis…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Cholesterol drug linked to reduced death risk during Covid
"Results of our study clearly showed regular statin use is associated with reduced risk of d…
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Hailey Bieber had a small stroke at age 25. It's unusual to have a stroke that young, but certain factors increase the risk.
Only 10% of strokes happen in people under age 50, but knowing the signs is key. "Minutes matter in…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Drinking wine with meals may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes compared to drinking without food
A study of 312,400 drinkers found people who drank wine with food had a slightly lower diabetes ris…
Anna Medaris Miller
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A healthy 35-year-old woman went into heart failure moments after delivering her baby, and now she's waiting for a transplant
Zuleyma Santos had a healthy pregnancy and no heart disease history. Her husband fought cancer as s…
Anna Medaris Miller
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A new mom who went to the ER with crushing chest pain and vomiting was dismissed as anxiety. It was a heart attack.
Wakisha Stewart, a 31-year-old nursing assistant, knew something was very wrong. But the receptioni…
Anna Medaris
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As nurses grapple with burnout and staffing shortages, new guidance has them fearing for their own health
"We are dying. And we are not replaceable. Patients die due to short staffing. And staffing has nev…
Morgan Keith
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4 signs you have heart failure that you probably don't know, including those more likely to affect women
Early heart-failure symptoms — including nausea and vomiting — can be "harbingers" of i…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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7 things you can do right now to reduce your risk of high blood pressure
There aren't any obvious signs when a patient's blood pressure has drifted into dangerously high te…
Hilary Brueck
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Hearts from Covid-positive donors appear safe for transplantation: Study
Donor hearts from people who were Covid-positive appeared to be as safe for transplantation as thos…
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Smoking weed daily could increase your risk of heart disease by 34% compared to non-smokers, researchers say
But people who used weed only once a month or less had no significant risk of heart disease related…
Andrea Michelson
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Smoking or vaping cannabis could trigger heart attacks and palpitations
The American Heart Association doctors said people who weight the risks and benefits of cannabis us…
Julia Naftulin
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'Unacceptable:' Doctors and patient advocates slam the Senate Republicans' healthcare plan (again)
"Under the amendment, insurance companies would be allowed to charge higher premiums to people base…