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This image provided by Novo Nordisk in January 2023 shows packaging for the company's Wegovy medication. The popular weight-loss drug can now be used to reduce the risk of stroke, heart attacks and other serious cardiovascular problems in patients who are overweight or who have obesity, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.

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FDA approves Wegovy for lowering heart attack and stroke risk in overweight patients

5:51pm March 08, 2024

by The Associated Press

The popular weight-loss drug can now be used to reduce the risk of stroke, heart attacks and other serious cardiovascular problems in patients who are overweight or who have obesity, the FDA said.

"There's a certain notion that e-cigarettes are harmless," says Dr. Paul Ndunda, an assistant professor at the School of Medicine at the University of Kansas in Wichita. "But ... while they're less harmful than normal cigarettes, their use still comes wit

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Survey Finds Higher Risk Of Stroke Among E-Cigarette Users

2:46pm January 30, 2019

by Jonathan Lambert

New findings about the health effects of e-cigarettes add to a small but growing body of research that undercuts the widely presumed safety of the alternative to conventional cigarettes.

Daily low-dose aspirin can be of help to older people with an elevated risk for a heart attack. But for healthy older people, the risk outweighs the benefit.

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Study: A Daily Baby Aspirin Has No Benefit For Healthy Older People

9:55pm September 16, 2018

by Rob Stein

Results from a large international study show that risks from taking daily low-dose aspirin outweigh the potential benefits for older people in generally good health.

Drew Calver, a high school history teacher and swim coach in Austin, Texas, had a heart attack at his home on April 2, 2017. A neighbor rushed him to the nearby emergency room at St. David's Medical Center, which wasn't in the school district's health pla

His $109K Heart Attack Bill Is Now Down To $332 After NPR Told His Story

7:22pm August 31, 2018

by Chad Terhune

"I don't feel any consumer should have to go through this," says Drew Calver, of the huge surprise bill he got from an Austin hospital after his 2017 heart attack. He's worried about other patients.

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Life-Threatening Heart Attack Leaves Teacher With $108,951 Bill

6:49pm August 27, 2018

by Chad Terhune

An insured Texas teacher, 44, faces a "balance bill" of almost twice his annual salary from an out-of-network hospital's treatment of his sudden heart attack.

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The body's under a lot of stress during a bout of flu, doctors say. Inflammation is up and oxygen levels and blood pressure can drop. These changes can lead to an increased risk of forming blood clots in the vessels that serve the heart.

Flu Virus Can Trigger A Heart Attack

5:51pm January 24, 2018

by Allison Aubrey

The rate of hospitalizations due to influenza is continuing to rise. Now, a study finds the risk of having a heart attack also spikes in the days after a confirmed diagnosis of flu.

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Has Salt Gotten An Unfair Shake?

5:00am September 03, 2017

by Bret Stetka

For years, we've been told that less salt is better. But some scientists say that the world's universal seasoning has been maligned and that moderate salt intake is healthier for many people.

Drones carrying automated external defibrillators got to the sites of previous cardiac arrest cases faster than ambulances had, according to test runs conducted by Swedish researchers.

Could Drones Help Save People In Cardiac Arrest?

9:23pm June 13, 2017

by Courtney Columbus

AED-carrying drones beat ambulance times to the sites of previous cardiac arrest cases in a rural area of Sweden, a study finds. But this has yet to be tried in real emergencies.

Doctors have known for a long time that alcohol consumption can cause heart problems. Researchers in Germany used the Oktoberfest beer festival to link binge drinking to abnormal heart rhythms.

Binge Drinkers Beware: Study Finds Link Between Alcohol And Heart Arrhythmias

5:19am April 26, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Researchers tested more than 3,000 people at Munich's Oktoberfest beer festival. They found getting drunk was associated with abnormal heart rhythms.

Exercise physiologist Courtney Conners checks Mario Oikonomides' vital signs before his cardiac rehab workout at the University of Virginia Health System clinic.

Cardiac Rehab Saves Lives. So Why Don't More Heart Patients Sign Up?

10:39am July 18, 2016

by Julie Appleby

Research shows exercise-based cardiac rehab programs help heart patients heal faster and live longer. But fewer than a third take part. Time and cost are the main barriers, doctors and patients say.

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