The father of NYPD officer Didarul Islam suffered a stroke after learning his only son was killed in Monday evening’s mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan. 36-year-old Islam was one of four victims fatally shot by gunman Shane Tamura inside a Park Avenue office building. According to The New York Post, Islam’s cousin said the officer’s…
New Delhi: Women who use a combined oral contraceptive (COC)—better known as the pill—are three times more likely to suffer an unexpected stroke than those who don’t. These new findings were presented at a conference of European Stroke Organisation in Finland’s Helsinki on May 20.The pill is a hormonal contraceptive, containing both oestrogen and progestogen,…
Kristin Kramer woke up early on a Tuesday morning 10 years ago because one of her dogs needed to go out. Then, a couple of odd things happened. When she tried to call her other dog, “I couldn’t speak,” she said. As she walked downstairs to let them into the yard, “I noticed that my…
Federal health officials plan to cut funding to the Women’s Health Initiative, effectively shuttering one of the largest and longest studies of women’s health ever carried out. Its findings changed medical practice and helped shape clinical guidelines, preventing hundreds of thousands of cases of cardiovascular disease and breast cancer. The study, which began in the…
Vatican physician Dr. Andrea Arcangeli confirmed that Pope Francis died due to a stroke and irreversible heart failure, according to the official death certificate released on Monday. The document, made public by the Vatican, stated that the 88-year-old pontiff had slipped into a coma before his death, which occurred early Monday morning. This is a…
As many as one in five people — an estimated 64 million in the United States — have elevated levels of a tiny particle in their blood. It can greatly increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes. But few know about it, and almost no doctors test for it, because there was not much…
Many people use a smartwatch to monitor their cardiovascular health, often by counting the number of steps they take over the course of their day, or recording their average daily heart rate. Now, researchers are proposing an enhanced metric, which combines the two using basic math: Divide your average daily heart rate by your daily…
Sachin Tendulkar bats during the International Masters League (IML) final. India Masters clinched the inaugural International Masters League (IML) 2025 title by defeating West Indies Masters by six wickets in the final on Sunday.Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar shared his joy after winning the tournament with India Masters.“C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S. From practice sessions to match days, every moment…
Among both men and women, drinking just one alcoholic beverage a day increases the risk of liver cirrhosis, esophageal cancer, oral cancer and various types of injuries, according to a federal analysis of alcohol’s health effects issued on Tuesday. Women face a higher risk of developing liver cancer at this level of drinking, but a…