Mayo Clinic Seeks to Put Spotlight on Heart Health

2023-03-09 17:03:45

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease, killing 382,820 people in 2020, and about 20.1 million adults aged 20 and older have CAD (about 7.2%) according to the Centers for Disease Control and... Read More

Health

New Study Challenges ‘Good’ Cholesterol’s Role in Predicting Heart Disease Risk

2022-11-30 16:58:41

by TWN Staff

BETHESDA, Md. — A new study has found that high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, the so-called "good cholesterol," may not be as effective as scientists once believed in uniformly predicting cardiovascular disease risk among adults of different racial and ethnic backgrounds. In... Read More

Mental Health

Chronic Stress Can Wreak Havoc on Your Mind and Body

2021-07-14 15:20:32

by TWN Staff

Feeling constantly under attack? According to a new report on the Mayo Clinic website, it may just be a case of your body naturally treating minor hassles as full-blown threats. But you don’t have to let stress control your life,... Read More