Returning to work after stroke: predictors and a paradox
Factors such as intravenous thrombolysis and occupational therapy at 3 months independently and significantly predicted which patients would be employed 1 year after a...
Most patients with T2D unaware of CVD risk
More than half of adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are not
aware of their increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a
study presented...
Severe atopic eczema tied to higher CV disease risk
Adults with severe atopic eczema are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online in The BMJ.
Richard J. Silverwood, Ph.D., from...
Health Market Inquiry report postponed again!
The eagerly-awaited release of the Competition Commission’s
Health Market Inquiry’s Provisional Findings and Recommendations Report has
been postponed again. The release of the report was initially...
Health Market Inquiry report postponed again!
The eagerly-awaited release of the Competition Commission’s
Health Market Inquiry’s Provisional Findings and Recommendations Report has
been postponed again. The release of the report was initially...
Global resolution on rheumatic fever, rheumatic heart disease
Member States of the World Health Organization have unanimously adopted a Global Resolution on Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease at the World Health...
Heart failure patients with a higher protein intake live longer
Heart failure patients who consume more protein live longer,
according to research presented at Heart Failure 2018 and the World
Congress on Acute Heart Failure, a European...
Less driving tied to lower cardiovascular disease risk
More active alternatives to the car for travel are associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality, a British study...
Daily egg consumption linked to reduced CVD risk
A study published online this week in Heart has shown that a moderate level of egg consumption is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular...
SA Heart Congress deadline for abstract submissions extended
In a final call for abstract submissions, the organising committee of this year’s SA Heart Congress at Sun City from 4 to 7 October...
Why “sorry” is the hardest word for doctors to say
When things go wrong, appropriate communication by medical
practitioners with a patient and their relatives is a skill perfected over time.
When, how and in what...
Spousal conflict may worsen chronic pain
For those with chronic conditions such as arthritis or diabetes, marital conflict may have physical repercussions as well, researchers have found.
They found that in two...
Six years of exercise, or lack of it, enough to change...
By analyzing reported physical activity levels over time in more than 11,000 American adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers conclude that increasing physical activity to...
Ob-Gyns should play role in reducing CVD risk for women
Obstetrician-gynaecologists (ob-gyns) can help promote risk identification and reduction of cardiovascular disease among women at well-women visits.
In an American Heart Association/American College of Obstetrics...
Managed safely, digital recordings of doctors’ visits could transform healthcare
While data privacy has been a much-talked about topic lately
- with questions still lingering about how giants like Facebook and Google are
sharing our personal...
Depression screening imperative for patients with CAD
For clinicians providing comprehensive care to patients with
coronary artery disease (CAD), proactive depression screening may not always
rank high on the list of first-priority concerns.
However,...
Malnourished HF patients face significant mortality risk
It may be important to consider the potential prognostic value of malnutrition in heart failure, researchers have suggested.
Heart failure patients at a community heart...