By Elaine Chen This image provided by Novo Nordisk in January 2023, shows packaging for the company’s Wegovy drug.NOVO NORDISK VIA AP PHILADELPHIA — Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy notably cut the risk of heart attacks in a landmark cardiovascular trial that affirms the treatment offers health benefits beyond weight loss. The company in August had...
by American Heart Association Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Using marijuana regularly may raise the risk for heart failure, stroke or heart attack even after accounting for other cardiovascular risk factors such as Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity, according to two preliminary studies to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023. The...
by Washington University School of Medicine Aspirin can help prevent a second heart attack, but most don’t take itWorldwide, only 40% of eligible patients are taking daily aspirin to prevent a second heart attack or stroke, according to a new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Grouped by per-capita income,...
By Nisha Zahid New Pill Cuts Cholesterol and Heart Attacks. Credit: Daniel Foster, CC BY-NC-SA A new cholesterol-lowering drug called Nexletol has shown promise in reducing the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems in people who cannot tolerate traditional statin drugs, according to a major study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s annual meeting....
by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public Domain People who have had a heart attack often report pain about a year later. Moderate or extreme pain after a heart attack—most commonly pain due to other health conditions—may help predict the likelihood of death over the next 8.5 years, according to new research published today in the Journal...
Perspective by Ken Budd June 11, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. EDT My symptoms started at least a day before I felt any chest pain. I’d become winded and sweaty after carrying some boxes up and down steps. That evening, I felt pain in my shoulder, neck and back that made it hard to sleep. Twice...
By Bronwyn Thompson May 30, 2023 While age-related cognitive decline is unavoidable, it appears a heart attack might speed up the process Depositphotos Recovery from a heart attack is most often focused on lifestyle changes to support and protect cardiovascular health. But researchers out of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have sounded another alarm, finding...
Good News Network by Andy Corbley, March 30, 2023 Andy Corbley –Mar 30, 2023 A large trial showed that a single injection of a patient’s own stem cells into their heart was able to reduce inflammation and risk of heart attack and stroke by 58% if they had heart failure. 6 million Americans have clinical...
SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS IMAGE: ALEXANDRE COLAS, PH.D. CREDIT: SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS LA JOLLA, CALIF. Mar 29, 2023 – Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers have identified a group of proteins that could be the secret to cellular reprogramming, an emerging approach in regenerative medicine in which scientists transform cells to repair damaged or injured body tissues. The researchers...
HUMAN BIOLOGY Share on Pinterest Helen Sotiriadis/Stocksy The effects of a heart attack are often permanent, as the heart tissue cannot regenerate, unlike some other tissues. This means that despite somebody surviving a heart attack, the damage done could cause health problems or death in the years following the event. Regenerating heart tissue to allow...
