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Four Ways Cardiac Rehab Improves Your Life if You Have Heart Disease

If you’ve had a heart attack or heart surgery, your doctor is likely to recommend cardiac rehabilitation, a 12-week program designed to help you strengthen your heart and reduce the likelihood of another heart event. It’s a simple program that can be a lifesaver—cardiac rehab reduces mortality by more than 50 percent, compared with patients…

Heart and Vascular Health

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How to Talk to Kids About Cancer

People who are diagnosed with cancer usually have a few immediate questions. What will treatment be like? Am I going to be OK? And for parents: How will I tell the kids? It can be a tough reality to face. But Kimberly Fradel, a licensed clinical social worker with UNC REX Cancer Care, encourages parents…

Cancer, Children's Health, Relationships

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