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Fiorentina general manager Joe Barone is on life support following cardiac arrest
MILAN (AP) — Fiorentina general manager Joe Barone is on life support following a cardiac arrest. Barone fell ill Sunday at the team hotel, shortly before Fiorentina’s match at Atalanta, and was rushed to a hospital in Milan. The match was subsequently postponed. ...
Study raises questions about plastic pollution's effect on heart health
We breathe, eat and drink tiny particles of plastic. But are these minuscule specks in the body harmless, dangerous or somewhere in between? A small study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine raises more questions than it answers about how these bits —...
Report: Colts executive called 911, concerned that owner Jim Irsay had congestive heart failure
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — First responders arrived at the home of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay on Dec. 8 after longtime team executive Pete Ward placed a 911 call, concerned that Irsay was suffering from congestive heart failure, The Indianapolis Star reported Thursday. The...
Marine commandant has open heart surgery, Corps says he will return to full duty
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gen. Eric Smith, the commandant of the Marine Corps, had open heart surgery Monday, and he is expected to return to full duty as the service's leader, the Corps said in a statement. Smith suffered cardiac arrest near his home at Marine Barracks Washington on Oct....