Wear Red on February 7th (first Friday in February) to show your support for heart health! Attention, Women! 3 Steps to Keeping Your Heart Healthy Is heart disease a men’s disease? Yes, but it’s also a women’s disease, said Kelsie Bond, a Memorial Regional Health Physician Assistant specializing in cardiology [...]
Women’s Heart Health: Prevention and Attention Are Keys to Wellness Kelsie Bond, PA-C, offers heart-health tips for safeguarding cardiovascular health Want to receive even more amazing articles with health advice from our providers? Sign up for our every-other-month Living Well newsletter here. Kelsie Bond, PA-C [...]
Keep Your Heart Healthy: Meet new cardiologist Dr. Laws Dr. Frank Laws, MRH cardiologist, offers tips on how you can keep heart disease at bay Want to receive even more amazing features about new (and long-standing) MRH physicians? Sign up for our every-other-month Living Well newsletter here. There [...]
February is American Heart Month Our new visiting cardiology specialist provides advice on how you can stay heart-healthy and prevent disease Do you want local healthcare information and tips sent straight to your inbox? Sign up for our virtual Living Well newsletter here. Designated as American Heart Month [...]
By Lauren Glendenning, For Memorial Regional Health World Heart Day is Sept. 29 The most common ways to neglect your heart health include smoking, being overweight or obese, eating the wrong foods and living a sedentary lifestyle. The World Heart Federation reports that cardiovascular disease is the world’s leading cause of death, claiming 17.9 [...]
The Importance of Keeping an Eye on Your Blood Pressure If you eat well and exercise regularly, you probably don’t have to worry about having high blood pressure, right? Wrong. In fact, according to the American Heart Association (AHA), high blood pressure is common, and nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure [...]
By Lauren Glendenning, For Memorial Regional Health September is National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month Atrial fibrillation, commonly known as AFib, is an irregular heartbeat or arrhythmia that can lead to serious complications if not treated properly. Originating in the upper chambers of the heart, AFib can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and [...]
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CARDIOLOGY SERVICES AT MRH According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one in three adults in the United States has high blood pressure, medically known as hypertension. While only 25% of men ages 35 to 44 have high blood pressure, 64% of men from age 65 to 74, [...]
