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First Hospitals in U.S. Implant Next-gen Cardiac Device to Reduce Stroke Risk

The WATCHMAN FLX is the only FDA-approved device for the reduction of stroke risk in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (A Fib).

My Must-Do Bedtime Ritual

TURN YOUR NIGHT INTO AN OPPORTUNITY: You can use healthy habits to improve your oral health. Brush (and floss)! Let me give you three reasons why...

Smoke, Dip, or Pouch It and Suffer the Horrific Consequences?

Tobacco products have been proven to cause various cancers, but new nicotine-containing products are questionable, too.

A Heart Attack or Myocardial Infarction

A heart attack happens when the flow of oxygen-rich blood to a section of heart muscle suddenly becomes blocked and the heart can’t get oxygen. If blood flow isn’t restored quickly, the section of heart muscle begins to die.