Health News You Can Use: Heart Disease Prevention and Longevity
One person dies every 33 seconds in the United States from heart disease. But the World Health Organization says 80% of heart attacks and strokes are preventable.
During Heart Month, we talk to Dr. James O’Keefe, Cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute and Medical Director at Saint Luke’s Charles & Barbara Duboc Cardio Health & Wellness Center, about why prevention is key and exciting new research that reveals there may be a new way to help slow aging and lengthen our lifespan.
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