Your arteries play an important role in your cardiovascular health, transporting blood from the heart to all of the body's cells. And that's especially true for your carotid (neck) arteries, since ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Doctors know how to spot large artery blockages when someone is experiencing heart attack symptoms, but often not those in the smaller heart ...

These tears typically occur in car accidents or other forms of neck injury THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Strokes caused by an artery tear are landing five times as many Americans in the ...

Our lives are filled with plastic, in everything from packaging to textiles. New research suggests “micronanoplastics” might be accumulating in arteries, with potentially serious consequences for our ...

A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics -- minuscule bits of plastic -- compared to arteries free of ...

Strokes caused by an artery tear are landing five times as many Americans in the hospital these days, a new study says. Cervical artery dissection involves a small tear in the inner lining of an ...

Dear Doctor K: I have a clogged carotid artery. My doctor wants me to have an endarterectomy. Is this the best treatment option for my condition? Dear Reader: It’s impossible to answer your question ...

Reena Caprario is used to alarming symptoms. The 55-year-old mother of two was diagnosed with lung cancer in late 2023, and has a history of diabetes. She had surgery to remove Stage I cancer in late ...

Las Vegas mom Carissa Klundt ended up in the ICU and was bedridden for weeks after a chiropractic injury Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard ...

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