Displaying items by tag: Heart Attack

Technology and healthcare are close relations, both cousins emerging out of the Renaissance and seeing rapid innovation since. Technology in the healthcare sector has continued to evolve at an unprecedented rate. From being able to undertake online healthcare courses like the Rockhurst University online FNP program to the advent of telemedicine, and now, the use of virtual reality. 

I received an email from Sam Hawthorn, whose surname reminded me that hawthorn is a great herb to help with heart and cardiovascular health, with a message from super sportsman Guy Leech, and Australian preventative cardiologist Dr Warrick Bishop, about heart health and the Health Heart Network.

French health and medical IoT company Withings has announced the upcoming launch of ScanWatch Rose Gold, a new watch that scans and detects heart and health conditions to improve one’s health and fitness, and can also send a notification to its wearer when it detects an irregular heartbeat.

A common drug used to treat type 2 diabetes may reverse the thickening of heart muscle that leads to cardiovascular disease, scientists at the University of Dundee have found.

According to a June 2010 paper, people in poorer, lower educational neighborhoods have a much higher chance of having a heart attack. And, when they do have heart attacks, they are less likely to have someone perform CPR on them.

According to a U.S. survey of heart attack patients, the resumption of a normal sex life after a heart attack is highly dependent on whether their doctor discusses sex with them after their heart attack.