Posts by Dorothy Davis
Vaping and Cardiovascular Disease: Trendy but toxic?
It is no secret that traditional tobacco cigarette smoking is the leading cause of the modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in the United States.1 Electronic cigarettes, or vaping, were…
Read MoreCardiac Rehab During COVID-19
Flexing to a Pandemic The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) felt like an aftershock of a large-scale earthquake across the globe last year. Health care facilities scrambled to care for…
Read MoreKeeping the Lantern Lit: The Role of Self-care in Preventing Burnout
An anonymous author once shared that an empty lantern provides no light. A healthcare professional (HCP) that has experienced burnout is as ineffective as an empty lantern. HCPs experience job…
Read MoreAre Plant-based Diets Beneficial to Cardiovascular Health?
We took a look at the evidence for plant-based diets to answer the question: healthy or just hype? Case Study LW is a 55 year- old Caucasian female seen in…
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