In the grip of coronavirus fears, COVID-19 is having a major impact on heart health. The biggest of those issues right now, however, is the one we’re NOT seeing – heart attack patients. Around the world, there is a significant decline (as high as 80%) in patients presenting with heart attack symptoms. The reason? Patients…Read more

If your legs ache, swell or simply don’t feel right, they could be signaling a potential (but fixable) problem. Your veins take the nutrients you need from your blood and then recirculate it back to the heart to be reoxygenated. This system requires a pump in the calf muscle but mostly relies on a valve…Read more

In a typical Arkansas summer when the temperatures soar outside, we find comfort inside — in air conditioning, near a fan, at the pool or anywhere that can give us relief. However, bigger problems could lurk when we go back outside. Not acclimating to the heat and humidity or staying hydrated can have consequences on…Read more