A New Study for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Needs Your Help. Can vagal nerve stimulation decrease menstrual blood loss? The biology is plausible. Thanks to @shematologist.medsky.social for the headsup
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Researchers are testing a wearable nerve stimulation device that may reduce menstrual bleeding. Here's what the science shows so far, and why this trial deserves attention.
Author of "A Woman's Guide to Living With Heart Disease" published by @HopkinsPress.bsky.social
Speaker. Jargon translator. Narrator. Mayo Clinic-trained patient activist. www.myheartsisters.org Zack & Rosie's Baba. #BreastCancer.
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Carolyn Thomas 🇨🇦
EXACTLY. 👍
Maybe it's not *ideal* to have someone with so much anger and so little self-control responsible for deciding if the US should start a nuclear war.
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“Carolyn has given a voice to the female heart patient in a way that few others have been able to..."
Read Dr. Martha Gulati's fabulous foreword to my book 💕 myheartsisters.org/2018/06/24/d...
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You're welcome, Ken. . . 🇨🇦
Revisiting the "widow maker" heart attack myheartsisters.org/2021/11/14/w...
Unusual arm pain may be one of the first indications that a heart attack is about to occur. Chest pain is the most common cardiac symptom in both men and women, but arm pain can also be the cause of significant sleep disturbances - even days before a heart attack. myheartsisters.org/2013/07/10/a...
"A culture of kindness in health care, says this Swiss study, has a positive impact on healthcare staff and – best of all! – patients.
What if staff start asking themselves the small question: “Do I want my patient to be comfortable or uncomfortable?”
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Global Heart Hub report: "Currently, few med students learn about women’s unique cardiovascular health issues. When such education is offered, classes are typically optional."
This training can NO LONGER be optional. myheartsisters.org/2024/09/15/g...
At first, she attributed the arm pain to over-enthusiastic ball throwing – she had thrown at least 50 lobs to her springer spaniel that day. The next day, finally convinced by her family to c…
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The widow maker has historically been considered a male heart attack, with a male heart attack name (yes, even when women like me survive it!)
by Carolyn Thomas ♥ Heart Sisters (on Blue Sky) A study published by Swiss researchers suggests that a culture of kindness in health care has a positive impact on healthcare organizations, he…
