“Worried Well” May Be Boosting Their Risk of Heart Disease

People who needlessly worry that they have, or will develop, serious illness–popularly referred to as ‘the worried well’– may be boosting their risk of developing heart disease, suggests research published in November 2016 in the online journal BMJ Open. Anxiety is a known risk factor for heart disease. A release from the publisher notes that… Continue reading “Worried Well” May Be Boosting Their Risk of Heart Disease