July 19, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for July 19, 2019
New York Times, Is Your Heartbeat Off, or Blood Sugar High? On the Road, You Can Keep Track by Joshua Brockman — Dr. Bithika Thompson, the director of the diabetes program at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, said the F.D.A.-approved wearable monitors — including the continuous glucose monitors and flash monitors like Abbott’s Freestyle Libre, […]
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November 9, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for November 9, 2018
USA Today, How Daylight Saving affects your sleep and overall health by Ashley May — Daylight Saving Time ends and clocks will “fall back” an hour this weekend, giving Americans the feeling of an extra hour in the morning, which could negatively affect their health. “Ever since the institution of Daylight Saving Time, there has […]
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April 18, 2014
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media relations Star Tribune Mayo Clinic builds ‘Better’ app to […]
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February 14, 2012
Broken heart syndrome a rare threat to women
Delilah Teague survived a broken heart five years ago. It happened after a routine gallbladder procedure. The surgery went well. But in the recovery room, Teague, who was 59 at the time, began having chest pains. Her blood pressure plummeted, and she was short of breath…Teague’s “guardian angel” that day in May 2006 was Kevin […]
Tags: broken-heart syndrome, Delilah Teague, Kevin Bybee, St. Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, St. Luke's Muriel I. Kauffman Women's Heart Center
February 14, 2012
Val’s Day: Why you should watch for broken heart
…unlike heart attack patients, people with broken heart syndrome do not suffer any lasting damage to their hearts. In actually fact, most patients generally make a full recovery from the physical condition in a few days. Nonetheless, an extensive study by the Mayo Clinic in the United States of America found about 3.6 per cent […]
Tags: broken-heart syndrome, emotional stress, fatalities, physical stress
February 9, 2010
Dorothy Lee and her husband of 40 years were driving home from a Bible study group one wintry night when their car suddenly hit the curb. Mrs. Lee looked at her husband, who was driving, and saw his head bob a couple of times and fall on his chest… When patients are hospitalized with […]