Is Race Really a Risk Factor?
My grandfather, a 75-year-old African American man, visited his primary care provider for his yearly checkup. The provider said, “You are...
On the Pulse | 02/26/20
Cardiovascular
Nurse. Inventor. #WeGotThis.
In the early 90s, Dr. Jessie Casida was one of few nurses working on the first patient with a left ventricular assist device. The...
On the Pulse | 02/11/20
Nurses Wear Red
Hopkins nurses wear red to raise awareness of heart disease in women. Why? Because of stories like Miki Goodwin’s. She’s not...
On the Pulse | 02/07/20
Knowledge Gap at the Heart of VAD Care
Whether as a bridge to a transplant or a permanent course of care, ventricular assist devices (VADs) present an essential but challenging...
Summer 2019 | 07/16/19
Heart Disease’s Global Fingerprints
The answer is out there, somewhere—perhaps in Ghana, where researcher Yvonne Commodore-Mensah seeks a different, translatable care model...
Summer 2019 | 07/16/19
The Caregiver’s Mental Health is Important Too
By: Martha Abshire, PhD, RN I cared for my father in the last few years of his life. He suffered from chronic pain and the opioids he used...
On the Pulse | 05/15/19
