He noted that imaging is the gold standard for diagnosing aneurysms, and there are medical guidelines that recommend testing based on assessment of certain risk factors.
“If someone with a positive thumb test also has features suggestive of Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos, or a family history of aneurysm or dissection, they should discuss it with a physician who may recommend formal evaluation…
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I’d been researching mattresses for weeks, and when I thought I had a solid idea of what we should…
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“Marjorie sits in the cross section between more popular ‘M’ names like Magnolia, McKinley, Melody or Mallory, and more alternative three-syllable ‘M’ names like McKinleigh, McKenlee or McKinzie,” said baby name consultant Taylor Humphrey. “Its ‘ie’ ending…
In 2020, these same researchers determined 12 modifiable risk factors that are known to put folks at higher risk of developing dementia. These are:
Physical inactivity
Smoking
Excessive alcohol consumption
Air pollution
Head injury
Infrequent social contact
Less…
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“I don’t know what I would have done if I had lost you.” My now-husband said that to me in the middle of our third date at a baseball game. (We had been talking for a few months). I was on my way when I was in a massive car accident. I called him and told him…
