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SCAD: The Heart Attack That’s Striking Young Women

March 20, 2018

By Jennifer Clopton. Christine Shockey suspected she was having a heart attack when she awoke at 2 a.m. with excruciating pain shooting down her left arm. But it took medical professionals 5 days to figure it out — a delay that changed her health forever. Shockey went to the ER to have her pain checked out and told the doctors that 8 days earlier, her 43-year-old sister had a type of heart attack called spontaneous coronary artery dissection, or SCAD. The mother of two living in Council Bluffs, IA, was 42 at the time, a runner with no known health or heart problems.

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Yes, you can die of a broken heart. Here’s how

March 9, 2018

By ABC News Breakfast VIDEO: Heart surgeon Nikki Stamp explains the science behind dying of a broken heart (ABC News) When Carrie Fisher died in late 2016 the film…

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Australia Day honours: Ex-AMA president Mukesh Haikerwal had brush with death

January 30, 2018

(By Richard Ferguson) Mukesh Haikerwal will receive the nation’s highest civilian honour today but the former head of the doctors’ union said he’s lucky to have made it to Australia Day 2018 at all.

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Just be you | Healthy Women Active Women

December 15, 2017

This video tells the story of a young woman focused on challenging stereotypes, positive body image and the mental health benefits of physical activity.

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Women in Super Annual Christmas Lunch

December 8, 2017

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YBR Women in Finance hosts ‘Women & Wellness’ Event

November 20, 2017

Left: Dr Worrall-Carter with Mr Andrew Morello and Mr Mark Bouris. Right: Ms Effie Nicol addressing the day's speakers. The event raised over $5,000 and had a number of speakers,…

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Move for your pain | Healthy Women Active Women

November 17, 2017

This video tells the story of an older woman who is focused on physical activity for rehabilitation and chronic pain management.

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International Heart Hub (iHHub) Inaugural Congress

November 9, 2017

CEO, Dr Linda Worrall-Carter was one of 20 global members of International Heart Hub, iHHub invited to attend the Inaugural Congress in Madrid, Spain on 25-27 October 2017. iHHub is…

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Julia Banks MP spotlights Her Heart during Women’s Health Week

September 15, 2017

In her address about Women's Health at the House of Representatives on 5 September 2017, Ms Julia Banks MP spotlights the work of Her Heart during Women's Health Week. “I…

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Meet The Woman With No Pulse

September 13, 2017

In this episode of the Australian TV show ‘Catalyst’, heart surgeon Dr Nikki Stamp shares the story of Del Nash, who experienced a massive heart attack three years ago caused by Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD), a rare emergency occurrence where a tear forms in the wall of the coronary artery.

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