Lacy Jarman is a nursing student at CCCC’s Chatham Health Sciences Center. Jarman and her classmates will enter a nursing profession that could see a shortage of as many as 12,500 men and women in ...

Risk prediction has been used in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease for >3 decades. Contemporary cardiovascular risk assessment relies on multivariable models, which integrate ...

Researchers are exploring a new generation of biochemical markers that may help clinicians detect myocardial contusion. A frequently overlooked form of heart injury caused by blunt chest trauma, ...

Reported Medical History Taking to Support Early Rule Out of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients With Acute Chest Pain: Post Hoc Analysis of the CLEOS-CPDS ...

Visceral pain can be dull, whereas somatic pain feels sharp, stabbing, or poking. Common causes of chest tightness include heart disease, acid reflux, or asthma. It's important to get medical care ...

Susan Russell, MD, is a board-certified pulmonologist and Medical Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) for Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Medical ICU. Muscle strain commonly causes chest ...

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Pectus carinatum, also called a protruding sternum or pigeon chest, is a rare deformity in children. It causes the chest and ribs to stick out further than they should. Only one or two children out of ...

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What’s your purpose in life? It’s a daunting question. But your answer may say a lot about your well-being. Studies link a sense of purpose to better physical and mental health. But your purpose isn’t ...

Training smart means mixing up the intensity of your runs – not just going out all-guns blazing on every effort. But distance, time and pace are all blunt tools for measuring effort, which is where ...