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Important new findings from UM School of Medicine could help guide healthcare clinicians with managing hospitalized patients in the weeks ahead. Continue reading →

Candace Cook, top right, a wife and mother who lives in Edmonton, says as a cancer patient, her health can change on a dime. 'To think about getting COVID-19 when my lungs are already very compromised is pretty scary.' Alberta recently started reporting "comorbidities," or pre-existing chronic medical conditions, linked to COVID-19 deaths but thebullet points on each day's list of those lost don'ttell the whole story. Conditions that could be considered comorbidities are far more common than many people think about one in five Albertans have high blood pressure alone, for example and they're notconfined to an older demographic but actually very common, experts warn Continue reading →

Researchers explored the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) as it relates to factors like excess weight, disease evolution time, and clinical activity. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), say researchers, who explored the risk as it relates to factors like excess weight, disease evolution time, and clinical activity Continue reading →

Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) helps in blocking angiotensin II action, allowing the blood vessels to dilate. Angiotensin II are chemicals in the human body that affect the heart by narrowing down the blood vessels, not allowing the required space to the blood to move, resulting in increasing blood pressure, known as hypertension, and cardiovascular risks Continue reading →