Exercise Guidelines for Heart Patients After Treatment

Recovering from heart disease is about more than medication and medical appointments. It’s about making safe, healthy lifestyle changes for continued health. Often the best option is to safely reintroduce safe, organized physical activity. 

Many heart patients feel overwhelmed when … Read More

Understanding Your Heart Health Reports: A Patient’s Guide

During your heart health checkup you may usually receive a detailed report with medical jargon written in it, filled with numbers, acronyms and codes. This is a very valuable communication tool for physicians and, if you are a patient, could … Read More

Why Women’s Heart Attack Symptoms Are Often Missed

When most people think of a heart attack, they imagine strong chest pain, pain in the left arm, or a sudden fall. But in many women, heart attacks do not look like this. In women, the signs of a heart … Read More

Sudden Numbness and Slurred Speech – Am I Having a Mini-Stroke?

You are having a conversation, and then your words get slurred. Maybe the other side of your face is numb, and your arm or leg is weak. You may have these symptoms only for a few minutes, but you feel … Read More

How Poor Sleep Habits Are Secretly Damaging Your Heart

Sleep is generally the first casualty of our busy lives. Whether it is working late at night, watching TV, or scrolling endlessly on the phone, we are likely to forget the importance of sleep. What is not known by many, … Read More

Why Are Young Adults Having More Heart Attacks?

Heart attacks are no longer reserved for the elderly. Increasing numbers of young individuals in their 20s, 30s, and 40s are developing heart conditions, and there is a need to be worried. What’s behind this startling trend, and how can … Read More

Understanding Atrial Fibrillation: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

It is one of the most common cardiac arrhythmias, affecting millions of people around the globe. AFib is a heart condition where the human atria compress irregularly and out of sync with the ventricles, which can lead to blood flow … Read More

The Role of Telemedicine in Managing Diabetes and Hypertension

Telemedicine is dramatically changing the landscape of how healthcare is approached, especially in respect to the management of chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension. These two conditions, being highly dependent on continuous monitoring and subsequent frequent medical guidance, can … Read More

How Smartwatches and Fitness Trackers Can Help Monitor Health Conditions

With today’s digital revolution, smartwatches and fitness trackers have evolved into tools that not only facilitate our health but also give us the power to monitor it. With powerful sensors in wearable devices, data no longer just reveals how many … Read More

The Importance of Regular Blood Donation and How You Can Help

A simple and powerful act of kindness is donating blood for people in need. Despite many advances in medicine, there is no substitute for human blood. Many patients rely on blood donations for their treatments. From the accident patients to … Read More