Stroke affects the whole family, and here’s how to help keep it together
When Carol Coulther’s husband, Rich, had a stroke, her teacher instincts kicked in immediately. She began writing down everything his doctors said to make sense
Category: Lifestyle
Research reveals potential treatment to prevent obesity-driven liver damage
One of the especially dangerous health risks of being extremely overweight occurs when an obese person begins to accumulate fat in their liver. This condition—non-alcoholic
Study shows early preterm births can be decreased with DHA supplementation
Early preterm births may be dramatically decreased with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplements, with a dose of 1000 mg more effective for pregnant women with low
Better donor evaluation, drug therapy in sight for kidney transplants
Looking to improve organ transplant success, researchers are working to learn more about how an immune molecule, which also protects a fetus, helps protect some
Uninsured cancer patients 60-64 face worse outcomes than Medicare beneficiaries aged 66-69
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center lung cancer researcher Gerard Silvestri, M.D., found that a lack of insurance leads to worse cancer survival than for those with
Machine learning (AI) accurately predicts cardiac arrest risk
A branch of artificial intelligence (AI), called machine learning, can accurately predict the risk of an out of hospital cardiac arrest—when the heart suddenly stops
Elevated pulse rate in non-sleepy OSA heart patients may lead to serious cardiac events
Some patients with coronary artery disease and non-sleepy obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be protected against serious cardiac events by CPAP therapy, according to research