Heart Disease

This year's Super Bowl takes place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas

Can watching the Super Bowl affect your heart?

February 10, 2024 5:47 PM Jazsmin Halliburton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fans all over the world will be tuned in for the Super Bowl on Sunday, but can watching the Super Bowl affect your heart? MU Health cardiologist Dr. Brian Bostick says yes. According to the American Heart Association, die-hard sports fans are at risk for cardiac events, typically those who have a

Shoveling snow might increase risk for heart attack

January 24, 2020 10:14 PM Zach Boetto

Experts say there could be health risks when shoveling snow, especially with heavy and wet snow like the type that hit Missouri this week. “The things we’ll run into and see is actually, once you get worked up then people start having chest pain, chest pain leads to numbness in the arm, tightness, shortness of