8 things you need to know about heart disease
Dr. Ian Hamilton, a medical director for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, shares facts Tennesseans should know about heart disease and what they can do to prevent it.
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Heart Disease Doesn’t Always Have A Pattern
For every story about someone whose health or lifestyle made them a likely candidate for a heart attack, there’s another narrative: the seemingly healthy person with no warning flags who had one.
5 ways to avoid tick-borne diseases
Dr. Ian Bushell, a family medicine physician and medical director with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, discusses Tennessee’s ticks and how you can avoid them – and the diseases they spread.
Sleep essential to good heart health
Dr. Andrew Vernon, a medical director with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, says, “People don’t often connect sleep to heart health, but they’re definitely related.”
Darlene’s story: ‘It was scary to hear I’d had a heart attack’
BlueCross employee Darlene Carroll talks about the symptoms that sent her for help and how she’s working to stay healthy.
Guide to Parkinson’s disease: 4 symptoms to know + risk factors, diagnosis & treatment
Dr. Ghiath Almasri, medical director at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, provides the facts about PD, the condition that affects 16,000 Tennesseans.
What is heart failure? How to spot the signs + why it’s different from cardiac arrest
Dr. Ian Hamilton, medical director at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, says while many of us know how to spot a heart attack, we’re less likely to know how to spot heart failure.
What is COPD? A guide to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease + 5 tips to manage it
Dr. Ian Bushell, a family medicine physician and medical director for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, says you need to manage COPD proactively to avoid serious complications and lead a healthier life.”
Real story: don’t let common heart attack symptoms go unnoticed
One Tennessee man talks about his heart condition and what he noticed prior to his diagnosis
5 things you don’t know about your heart
More than half of of Tennesseans’ top 10 health challenges are related to heart health, from heart disease to high cholesterol.