Tag: Cardiovascular disease
Burundi says president Nkurunziza has died of heart attack
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack at age 56, the government announced Tuesday, ending a 15-year-rule...
Amy Grant has open heart surgery to fix heart condition
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A publicist for Amy Grant says the contemporary Christian singer had open heart surgery on Wednesday to fix a heart...
Amy Grant has open heart surgery to fix heart condition
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A publicist for Amy Grant says the contemporary Christian singer had open heart surgery on Wednesday to fix a heart...
Age is not the only risk for severe coronavirus disease
WASHINGTON (AP) - Older people remain most at risk of dying as the new coronavirus continues its rampage around the globe, but they’re far...
US heart surgeon treats children lacking care in Libya’s war
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Yazan, a 1-year-old Libyan boy, was born with congenital heart disease. With just one chamber, the organ pumped so little...
US heart surgeon treats children lacking care in Libya’s war
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Yazan, a 1-year-old Libyan boy, was born with congenital heart disease. With just one chamber, the organ pumped so little...
The Latest: Sanders goes on offensive on health questions
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The latest on the 2020 presidential campaign and Democratic debat e (all times local):6:57 p.m.Bernie Sanders is going on the...
Tenet Healthcare to pay $1.4M to settle cardiac lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tenet Healthcare Corporation and its Southern California hospital Desert Regional Medical Center will pay $1.41 million to resolve allegations that...
Prompt care was key to Sanders’ recovery from heart attack
Bernie Sanders suffered “modest heart muscle damage" during his recent heart attack but has since recovered well and is fit enough for the rigors...
FDA approves first fish-oil drug for cutting cardiac risks
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. regulators on Friday approved expanded use of a fish oil-based drug for preventing serious heart complications in high-risk patients...
