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Optimism, resilience may guard heart health in Black adults

October 7, 2020

Optimism, a sense of purpose and feeling in control are a recipe for better heart health among Black adults, even in neighborhoods where heart disease and stroke are more common, a new study shows.

Researchers looked into how psychosocial well-being, or resilience, affected health. They found that in neighborhoods with high rates of people having or dying from heart disease or stroke, Black adults with higher resilience scores had a 12.5% lower rate of cardiovascular disease than those with lower resilience.

Living in a neighborhood with fewer or limited socioeconomic resources is recognized as a social determinant of health, the conditions in which people are born and live that could impact a person’s risk of cardiovascular disease.

“Almost everything we know about Black Americans and their health focuses on deficits, yet we really need to begin to identify strengths,” one of the study’s principal investigators, Tené T. Lewis, said in

Global shares rise on optimism about Trump’s health

October 5, 2020

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TOKYO (AP) — Global shares rose Monday as investors were encouraged by positive reports about President Donald Trump’s health after he was hospitalized with the new coronavirus.

France’s CAC 40 surged 0.8% in early trading to 4,862.59. Germany’s DAX rose 0.6% to 12,764.81. Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.5% to 5,930.28. U.S. shares were set for an advance, with the future contracts for the Dow Industrials and the S&P 500 both up 0.6%.

Trump briefly ventured out in a motorcade on Sunday to wave to cheering supporters. His medical team reported that his blood oxygen level dropped twice and that they gave him a steroid typically only recommended for the very sick. They also said his health is improving and that he might be discharged as soon as Monday.

In Asian trading, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1.2% to finish at 23,312.14. South Korea’s Kospi jumped 1.3% to 2,358.00, while Australia’s

Trump’s health contradicts doctors’ optimism

October 4, 2020

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Lauren Egan

8h ago / 6:23 PM UTC

Source: Trump’s health contradicts doctors’ optimism

A source familiar with President Donald Trump’s health contradicted the optimistic outlook that the president’s physicians offered Saturday morning.

“The president’s vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care. We’re still not on a clear path to a full recovery,” the source said in a statement provided to the White House press pool.

The pool is a small group of reporters who travel with the president on behalf of all the news outlets who cover the White House. The source’s comments were not provided to NBC News directly.

Rebecca Shabad

8h ago / 6:21 PM UTC

Schumer: Senate GOP decision to move forward with Barrett’s confirmation is ‘dangerous’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., criticized Senate Republicans on Saturday for moving forward