heart disease
Henry Ford First In Michigan To Use Stem Cells To Preserve Heart Function
Physicians at Henry Ford Hospital are the first in Michigan in a new national research study to investigate treating a recent heart attack with a patient’s own stem cells to preserve heart muscle function.
Esperion Announces Positive Results From Phase 2 Trial Of Cholesterol Drug In Diabetes Patients
Diabetes patients who took a heart drug canadidate from Esperion Therapeutics, ETC 1002, found their so-called bad choleseterol, LDL-C, fall up to 43 percent, the company reported Monday.
Michigan Matters: Diabetes & Heart Disease
With the holidays here, it’s a perfect time to take stock of how we’re doing – health wise.
WSU Researchers Find Link Between Mental Health, Chronic Disease In Iraq War Refugees
Wayne State University School of Medicine researchers may have discovered why people exposed to war are at increased risk to develop chronic problems like heart disease years later. And the culprit that links the two is surprising.
$15 Flu Shots Now Available Through Macomb Health Centers
Starting Monday, the Macomb County Health Department is offering seasonal flu vaccines at the county health centers in St. Clair Shores, Mount Clemens and Warren.
Statewide Study Claims Rampant Unnecessary Heart Imaging
Beaumont Health System Wednesday released a study showing rampant excessive use of cardiovascular imaging with CT scanners, called coronary CT angiography, or CCTA.
400 UM Researchers Unite To Tackle Health Care’s Thorniest Problems
With a common goal of making health care better, safer, more cost effective and more equal, nearly 400 health researchers from across the University of Michigan and partner organizations have formed one of the nation’s largest research entities of its kind.
Ann Arbor Firm Part Of Cholesterol Treatment Grant
Ann Arbor-based AlphaCore Pharma and Rockville, Md.-based Advanced Bioscience Laboratories Tuesday announced funding from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to manufacture a new treatment for a type of coronary artery disease that runs in families.
Heart-To-Heart: Stay Healthy, Fight Disease With Annual Checkup
Because February is Heart Health month, WWJ’s Kathryn Larson is fighting heart disease as she takes us along to the cardiologist’s office for her annual checkup.
Beaumont Research: CT Imaging Can Predict Need For Heart Catheterization
A research study led by led by Beaumont Health System cardiologists and involving 47 hospitals and outpatient centers in Michigan may help spare patients from unnecessary invasive heart procedures while lowering health care costs.
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