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VCs think criticism of them in wake of bank failure is akin to inciting a genocide

Venture capitalists have been worked into a tizzy online today after an article in Slate examined the industry’s influence in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) collapse this weekend. SVB, the preferred bank of the tech industry, start-ups, and the VC industry that helps fund it all, swiftly collapsed after federal investigators on Thursday …

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Staying Active With Advancing Heart Failure

By Richard Josephson, MD, as told to Stephanie Watson Back in the middle of the 20th century, there was a concern that people with cardiovascular disease could hurt themselves if they exercised. People with heart failure used to be confined to their bed for long periods of time. Now we know that exercise, when done …

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What Does Ejection Fraction Have to Do With Heart Failure?

By Steven Schiff, MD, as told to Stephanie Booth My patients’ concerns about heart failure are usually, “What is my prognosis?” “What are the treatments, like medication and surgery, that are available to me?” But some people will ask me for their ejection fraction (EF) number if they’ve read about it, or had it discussed with …

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Signs That Chronic Heart Failure Is Getting Worse

By Maya Guglin, MD, as told to Mary Jo DiLonardo Your heart’s job is to pump blood around your body to supply all your organs with the oxygen they need to work well. When your heart doesn’t pump as strong and as efficiently as it’s supposed to, you have heart failure. As your heart struggles …

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Including More People of Color in Heart Failure Research

Photo Credit: Rapeepong Puttakumwong / Getty Images SOURCES: American College of Cardiology: “Latest Evidence on Racial Inequities and Biases in Advanced Heart Failure.” American Journal of Preventive Cardiology: “Improving the enrollment of women and racially/ethnically diverse populations in cardiovascular clinical trials: An ASPC practice statement.” CDC: “The Syphilis Study at Tuskegee Timeline.” Circulation: Heart Failure: …

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Equal Access to Heart Failure Treatment for All

If you have heart failure, the right treatment can make all the difference in improving your symptoms and extending your life. Treatments range from lifestyle changes like cutting back on salt to a heart transplant for the most serious cases of heart failure. In the U.S., heart failure is more common among Black and Hispanic …

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Family History and Your Heart Failure Risk

Do you have an uncle who always seems short of breath? Did one of your grandparents or parents die at an early age from “heart problems?” If heart failure is in your family tree, you might wonder if its branches extend to you.  Family history does play a part in your risk for heart failure. …

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Pusha T’s Valentine’s Day Steak Dinner Was A Hilarious Failure, But His Wife Appreciated His Effort

Getty Image Pusha T teased an upcoming installment in DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz mixtape series in late December, but the Virginia rapper proved on Valentine’s Day that his talents don’t necessarily translate to literal grilling. I’m sure Drake took notes. A since-expired Instagram Story posted by Virginia Williams, Pusha’s wife, exposed that he struggled to …

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