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COVID-19 vaccine can slash risk of post-infection heart failure by half, study finds
Research has shown that COVID-19 infections have the capability to cause unusual blood clots in mul…
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What a Blue Zone heart doctor eats every week for brain health — including 1 supplement
A new study suggests that strict vegetarian diets may have detrimental effects on the aging brain.
Hilary Brueck
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Fainting, heart attacks, and death. How pilots handle medical emergencies in midair.
An easyJet copilot fainted mid-flight, highlighting how airlines handle medical emergencies with tr…
Mikhaila Friel
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Indian heart beats inside Pakistani woman, 19-year-old from Karachi undergoes heart transplant in Chennai
A 19-year-old patient from Karachi in Pakistan, Ayesha Rashid, underwent a successful heart transpl…
ANI
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A doctor told a 35-year-old who felt like she was suffocating that she was young and healthy. She was having heart failure.
Marian Dancy was diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy, a rare form of heart failure, at age 35.…
Kim Schewitz
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Is it time we stopped taking over-the-counter fish oil supplements?
Fish oil supplements do seem to be helpful to a certain extent and their role in protecting against…
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Toni Braxton says she was told to hide her lupus diagnosis because 'people get scared around sick celebrities'
Toni Braxton was diagnosed with lupus in 2008. The singer said that being upfront about her lupus d…
Amanda Goh
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A woman thought her 40-pound weight gain was due to aging, but it was fluid buildup causing heart failure
When Tannie Coward was diagnosed with heart failure, her heart was functioning at 12%. Doctors gave…
Anna Medaris
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My shortness of breath from congestive heart failure was shrugged off by my doctor I was told to lose weight. Now I've learned to advocate for myself.
My doctor blamed my breathlessness on my weight when I needed a heart transplant — now I've l…
Dawn Levitt
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New AI tool claims to identify people with abnormal heart rhythms
Experts estimate that about 1 in 3 people with atrial fibrillation do not know they have the c…
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Hayden Panettiere's brother Jansen died from an enlarged heart, his family said. The condition can lead to heart failure and can affect all ages.
The Panettiere family said "Jansen's sudden passing was due to cardiomegaly (enlarged heart,) coupl…
Rebecca Cohen,Anna Medaris
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4 popular supplements that could be dangerous for your heart, from spikes in blood pressure to heart palpitations
A cardiologist shares four common supplements that can be dangerous for heart health, and interact …
Kate Hull
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Doctors performed a groundbreaking brain surgery on a baby before birth, saving her from potential brain injury, heart failure, or death
Denver Coleman received a novel surgery to treat a vein of Galen malformation (VOGM), a rare blood …
Allana Akhtar
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Researchers develop AI-based algorithm that can detect unseen signs of heart failure
Heart failure, or congestive heart failure, occurs when the heart pumps less blood than the body…
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An equestrian fell off her horse and learned she had heart failure at age 20. Now she's working in the clinic that saved her life.
Avery Jaster was diagnosed with heart failure when she was just 20 years old. A tiny monitoring dev…
Andrea Michelson
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Former Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell in hospice for liver failure with only days to live
The singer, known for hits like "All Star" and "I'm a Believer," which were in the film "Shrek," re…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Sabrina Carpenter sings about getting 'death threats' and Joshua Bassett's heart failure in new song
Carpenter's new song, "Because I Liked a Boy," seems to address the backlash she faced after Olivia…
Callie Ahlgrim
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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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Weed may do way more damage to your heart than we thought
Marijuana use and heart disease are linked, studies show. Like smoking cigarettes, weed raises hear…