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Editor in search of clarity and a world free of jargon
Northern Virginia
Joined June 2007
It’s that time of year to get your flu shot! Check out CardioSmart’s toolkit with handouts to support conversations about the importance of vaccines for heart patients: https://t.co/ehbTEIip7G
#CardioSmart #FightFlu
cardiosmart.org
Use this discussion guide and related tools to talk with patients with cardiovascular disease about the importance of vaccination to protect their hearts.
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It's time to get your annual flu shot! Take steps to protect yourself and those around you, especially if you have heart disease. https://t.co/oMhTnkXjZH
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Sorry, no to semicolons. Stick to simpler options in #HealthLit materials. @CommunicateHlth explains why:
medium.com
No Semicolons Allowed Many of us here at We ❤ Health Literacy Headquarters also ❤ a certain controversial piece of punctuation: the semicolon. If prompted, we might even gush about its unique and …
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American Heart Association adds sleep to cardiovascular health checklist
newsroom.heart.org
Advisory Highlights: American Heart Association’s checklist to measure cardiovascular health is updated, now called Life’s Essential 8™, adding healthy sleep as essential for optimal cardiovascular...
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What is long covid? Current understanding about risks, symptoms and recovery.
washingtonpost.com
Although much remains unknown about long covid, experts said it shouldn’t be dismissed or taken lightly. “This is real, definable and causes significant patient suffering.”
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“long covid, the constellation of symptoms from brain fog and exercise fatigue to heart-related issues that some people experience well past their initial infections”
washingtonpost.com
The prevalence of such symptoms has experts projecting a ‘tidal wave’ of cardiovascular cases related directly and indirectly to the coronavirus.
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Real life example of how genetic testing works and evolves. H/t @alpoblete
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Be your own advocate. Know your family history. Trust yourself - you know you best.
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Overall message hasn’t changed: “Try to eat more of the good stuff like fruit and vegetables as well as wholegrains, beans, nuts and seeds, and less of those foods high in salt, sugar and saturated fat like cake, biscuits and sweets.”
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Prof Thomas Lüscher assesses the heart healthiness of some of our favourite treats
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"Social groups create special language—like jargon —in part to make communication short cuts, but mostly to clearly delineate who is a member and who is not. Members understand the lingo and learn to speak it fluently." https://t.co/jpS1IgJqZT
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Aspirin Use to Prevent 1st Heart Attack or Stroke Should Be Curtailed, U.S. Panel Says
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Weight Gain And Obesity Up In 2020 In The U.S. : Shots - Health News : NPR
npr.org
New data shows the pandemic exacerbated an already fast-growing problem, tipping more Americans' weight over the scales into unhealthy territory.
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“Both studies are associational, though, meaning they show that physical activity is linked to life span but not that being more active directly causes life spans to lengthen.”
nytimes.com
Two studies suggest the sweet spot for longevity lies around 7,000 to 8,000 daily steps or about 30 to 45 minutes of exercise most days.
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“What we’re seeing here is, you’re a completely different organism from when you’re 5 years old to when you’re 50.”
nytimes.com
How could that change our understanding about, for starters, chronic disease, aging and obesity?
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'The America my children have always known': A new novel through the eyes of 4 grandmothers -- a Q&A between @ThuyTBDinh and me https://t.co/iywVOej7O4 via @usatoday
usatoday.com
Thuan Le Elston’s novel, 'Rendezvous at the Altar,' gives us hope in showing that when one world ends, another not only begins but also multiplies.
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