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Anchor lead: Where your fat is stored has important implications for heart failure, Elizabeth Tracey reports Belly fat is bad when it comes to heart failure. That’s the finding of a study by Erin Michos, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, …

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Anchor lead: A lifetime history of obesity may be a cause for intervention, Elizabeth Tracey reports People who’ve been obese since age 20 have a threefold higher risk for heart failure than those who don’t report longstanding obesity, a study …

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Anchor lead: Can knowing someone’s weight over time more precisely indicate their heart disease risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports Obesity is a well-known risk factor for heart failure. Now new research by Erin Michos, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues, …

January 2, 2019 – Weight History Read more »

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Anchor lead: It’s important to get to the bottom of what’s causing acute flaccid myelitis, Elizabeth Tracey reports Two viruses are the most likely culprits when it comes to acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, the condition that’s caused over a …

January 1, 2019 – AFM Cause? Read more »

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Anchor lead: Can characterizing acute flaccid myelitis help clinicians spot it? Elizabeth Tracey reports Acute flaccid myelitis, the mysterious illness that has stuck fear into the hearts of parents nationally, has better definition now. Matthew Elrick, a pediatric neurologist at …

December 31, 2018 – AFM Read more »