It was just a normal day of running errands last September when the unthinkable happened. Sid Welles waited in the car while his wife Evelyn ran into the store to pick up a gallon of milk, but the quick errand…
With Damar Hamlin’s frightening collapse and heart stoppage on the field Jan. 2 during the Monday Night Football game and Lisa Marie Presley’s untimely death Jan. 12 from cardiac arrest at the age of 54, the topic of heart health…
Lincoln’s Roger Marten, 70, had just returned home from a Saturday breakfast with family when he felt sick to his stomach, like he was catching the stomach flu. When the left side of his face started to hurt, he told…
For more than 17 years, Linda Johnson-Kabisch has made pulmonary rehab an important part of her life. Since she retired from teaching in 2001, she’s attended 1,700 sessions of rehab—something she credits with helping her maintain an active lifestyle. “Having…
One in every 4 deaths in the United States is caused by heart disease, the leading killer of both men and women nationwide. While we hear a lot about preventing heart disease with a healthy lifestyle, structural heart disease is…
*Little Hats, Big Hearts discontinued for 2020 The American Heart Association has made the difficult decision to end the Little Hats, Big Hearts program this year out of an abundance of caution. The little red hats, knitted and crocheted by…
What’s at the heart of your snoring? Join James Abraham, MD, FCCP, Springfield Clinic, Thursday Feb. 22, at the Men’s Health Tune-Up as he talks about the symptoms of sleep apnea, including: Loud snoring Silent pauses in breathing Abrupt awakenings…
Sean Lynch didn’t think anything was seriously wrong the afternoon of his massive heart attack. The 50-year-old local radio personality was setting up a pre-party at the Illinois State Fairgrounds for the band Foghat. He started to feel overheated, which…
Late last year, the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology unveiled new guidelines that lowered the definition of high blood pressure. Now, patients with blood pressure readings of 130/80 mm Hg are considered to have hypertension, down from…
Registered nurse John Oaks has experienced Memorial’s culture of care from two different angles: as a provider and as a patient. A video featuring Oaks, who works in Memorial’s Infusion unit, was recently shown at employee meetings. He told his…