The recent outbreak of COVID-19 has affected millions of lives so far. You may find yourself at home without access to your normal exercise routines. The National Institute on Aging at NIH has some great tips on how older adults … Read More
Study maps landmarks of PAD recovery
If you’re being treated for Peripheral Artery Disease, how do you know that the treatment is actually working? Hopefully, you’ll have less pain while walking, but for what other signs should your doctor be looking? Researchers at the University of … Read More
Cocoa May Ease Walking Pain from Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
One of our very own advisors, Mary McDermott MD, from Northwestern University, conducted a study on how cocoa may be useful in pain relief for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD). The article is posted below, and you can read … Read More
Air Pollution from Traffic May Be Causing Pregnancy Complications
Baby showers bring to mind warm fuzzy blankets, pacifiers, and newborn clothes, but should a HEPA-filter be higher up on the list? A new report from the National Toxicology Program (NTP) may have you reconsidering the impact of air pollution … Read More
The benefits of #walking are widespread, but for #PAD patients walking may be a method of pain management:
https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/heart-and-vascular-blog/2016/february/the-best-workout-to-manage-symptoms-of-peripheral-artery-disease#:~:text=When%20your%20muscles%20cramp%20in,as%20the%20progression%20of%20PAD.
#HealthForAll
According to a recent study, the @HeartNews finds: "People living in rural areas of the United States are less likely to get the most advanced treatments for stroke and more likely to die in the hospital than their urban counterparts." #HealthForAll
https://www.heart.org/en/news/2020/06/18/stroke-patients-more-likely-to-die-in-rural-hospitals-than-in-urban-ones
The recent story on @padadvocate's work highlights the need for policies to support access to clinically appropriate PAD screening and treatment for America’s most at-risk patient populations.
#TogetherAgainstLimbLoss http://ow.ly/HZLy50zTToz
