Election year heart attacks, plus lupus myths and life-sustaining decisions

People with high stress sensitivity, anxiety or depression are at a “significantly higher risk of heart attack” during periods of social or political stress, a study has found. (Lorenzo Bevilaqua/ABC via Getty Images; iStock)

STRESS TEST – The risk of heart attack increases for some people during periods of stress, such as election seasons, a new study shows. Read more…

IRREVERSIBLE DECISIONS – Many patients who died after traumatic brain injuries might have survived and recovered if their families had waited to take them off life support, a new study found. Doctors respond. Read more…

'NO DEATH PENALTY' – For Lupus Awareness Month, a lupus expert debunks seven common myths about the autoimmune disease. Read more…

Dr. Brooke Goldner, a board-certified physician and professor of autoimmune diseases at Cornell University, pictured right, is committed to debunking lupus myths and misconceptions. (iStock/Dr. Brooke Goldner)

CHEW THIS – “Is it dangerous to swallow chewing gum?” In our Ask a Doc column, a gastroenterologist explains the risk. Read more…

NIGHTMARE SYMPTOMS – Those who experience vivid nightmares and strange hallucinations may have an underlying autoimmune disease, a new study suggests. Read more…

LIVE LONGER – For Women's Health Month, three mothers at three different stages of life shared how they are defying age through simple lifestyle practices and interventions. Read more…

From left to right, Julie Gibson Clark, Amy Hardison and Lil Eskey shared the lifestyle habits that help them slow biological aging. (James Lee, Amy Hardison, Lil Eskey)

NEW HOPE – Paralyzed participants in one trial saw a “significant improvement” in their hand and arm function after a spinal cord simulation. Read more…

CHEMICAL CULPRITS – Americans may be breathing in cancer-causing chemicals while driving, recent research suggests. Doctors weigh in on the potential risk. Read more…

WARNING STORIES – In May this year, two melanoma patients will share their stories of how they overcame this invasive form of the disease during Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Read more…