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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
National Blood Pressure Awareness Month: Knowing your numbers can be a lifesaving step toward better heart health
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today's health headlines, we're recognizing National Blood Pressure Awareness Month — a reminder that knowing your numbers can be a lifesaving step toward better heart health. Dr. Erica Spatz, a Yale Medicine cardiologist and associate professor at Yale School of Medicine, explains what we need to know about checking our blood pressure and why it's important to know our numbers even if we feel fine. Spatz helped launch a community program called Pressure Check, which has expanded nationwide. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Yahoo
Paramedic accused of assaulting patient in ambulance in Cobb County
A paramedic is facing criminal charges, accused of attacking a patient inside an ambulance. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The victim did not want to be identified, but she said instead of getting the care she needed after she passed out at her home, the paramedic yelled at her, prevented her from breathing and accused of faking her illness. Justine Spatz, a MetroAtlanta Ambulance paramedic, is charged with simple battery and reckless conduct. According to the warrant, the investigation began after medical staff at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital alerted police about a patient who was assaulted. According to the warrant, the victim told police Spatz obstructed her nostrils as she was being transported from her home to the hospital. She told police Spatz pinched her nostrils shut a second time while she was at the hospital. MetroAtlanta Ambulance sent a statement in response to the allegation, saying it takes the situation seriously and the employee was placed on unpaid administrative leave pending the outcome of the full investigation. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
