healthmedicinet_i_2017_4

For a few years, running has been fashionable. But
there is a great difference between the physical
demands of running a...
Imagine taking pictures of thousands of
snowflakes from three different angles with a
specialized instrument installed at...
Are men with a family history of prostate
cancer eligible for active surveillance?
Active surveillance–careful monitoring to determine
if or when a cancer warrants treatment–is an
increasingly...
Teacher resignation letters paint bleak
picture of US education
EAST LANSING, Mich. – As teacher resignation
letters increasingly go public — and viral — new
research...
More than half of the racial college
completion gap explained by precollege
factors
In an analysis of Texas students, more than 60
percent of the racial gap in college completion
rates can be attributed to...
Understanding the Stages of Heart
Disease
Heart disease often starts quietly, progressing
from high blood pressure to clogged coronary
arteries with few obvious symptoms....
Why Hospitals Need to Share Heart
Surgery Success Rates
More than 1,000 U.S. hospitals perform heart
surgery, and about half voluntarily share their
complication and mortality rates...
Top Hospitals for Congenital Heart
Disease
When Mary Ellen Mannix was told that her newborn
son would need heart surgery to repair a birth
defect, she wanted to know...
Take Charge of Your Heart Health
Each year, roughly 790,000 Americans suffer a
heart attack and one in seven deaths continues to
be caused by heart disease—making...
The Dangers of Too Many Heart Tests
People might be surprised by what’s not included
in the checkup that family-medicine physician Lynn
Oliver, M.D., provides...
Tastiest Ways to Top Legume Pastas
Tomatoes are the quintessential pairing for regular
pasta, so in one round of our testing of legume
pastas, we served our...
How Heart Attacks in Women and Men
Are Different
The No. 1 killer of men and women in the U.S.
continues to be heart disease. But the most
obvious expression of the disease—a...
Slowing Down the Rush to Open Heart
Surgery
Sometimes, heart disease erupts as a full-blown
emergency with sudden, crushing chest pain.
That’s when immediate intervention...
Water boxing program provides relief,
support for Parkinson’s disease
patients
It’s a beautiful Monday morning in February, but the
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