Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year.1 In the U.S., it’s the leading cause of mortality, accounting for one in five deaths. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one person dies from this condition every 33 seconds.2 Your everyday habits… Read More »
As more people get mammograms every year to screen for breast cancer, an additional benefit may be emerging: heart disease risk detection. With advanced technology and artificial intelligence, some imaging centers now offer screenings for cardiovascular risks based on breast arterial calcification visible in mammogram images. This additional test, offered by some radiology practices, could… Read More »
A commentary last summer in the NEJM Catalyst │Innovations in Care Delivery by Thomas B. Sequist, professor of medicine and health care policy at Harvard Medical School, took a broader look at COVID rates in the Navajo Nation, which has high rates of poverty (43 percent) and a population of 180,000 people across New Mexico,… Read More »
Over the last 20 years, we have accumulated data to support the use of many different antidepressants during pregnancy, including serotonin reuptake inhibitors and the tricyclic antidepressants. In this post, we review the most recent data on the reproductive safety of and bupropion (Wellbutrin), summarized in two recent reviews from Hendrick and colleagues (2017) and… Read More »