By Peggy Thomas American Heart Association Most of us know we should check our blood pressure, but do you know the best way to do that? Blood pressure measures how hard blood is pushing against the walls of the arteries...
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The future of women in cardiology
While there may be a serious lack of women in cardiovascular medicine—both in practice and in research—right now, the future looks much brighter, if students like Syracuse University’s Plansky Huong are any indication. Plansky, a graduate research assistant at SU’s...
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‘Live like you’re living:’ Remembering Ann Marie Bick
Plenty of people talk about making the world a better place. Ann Marie Bick actually did it. “Ann Marie firmly believed that everybody has the ability to do good in this world,” said her husband, Rob Bick. “If you met...
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Dollars and Sense
Celebrating Our Fore-Sisters By Colette Powers As a woman in finance, I’ve often wondered what it was like to be in the financial sector at a time when women weren’t afforded the same opportunities as men, when social norms assumed...
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What’s Missing from New Year’s Resolutions
A Better Path to Change than Resolutions By Chris Allen I’m sure some years you’ve made resolutions, while other years, you may have thought “Why bother?” You might have even thought, “I don’t make New Year’s resolutions!” The new year...