Tricia Ward

News

Timing of Blood Pressure Dosing Doesn’t Matter (Again): BedMed and BedMed-Frail

Author:: Tricia Ward

Publish date: September 5, 2024

There was no cardiovascular mortality advantage to bedtime dosing, but neither was there any signal of safety concerns.

Opinion

Calcium and CV Risk: Are Supplements and Vitamin D to Blame?

Author:: Tricia Ward

Publish date: June 4, 2024

Tricia Ward interviews Dr. Matthew Budoff about the link between calcium intake and higher risk for CV events. Is it the link seen for dietary inta...

News

Doc releases song after racist massacre in Buffalo

Author:: Tricia Ward

Publish date: July 7, 2022

Cardiologist-musician Cleveland Francis wrote and recorded a song to honor the victims as “a plea to the other side to recognize us as people.”

News

Trans women in female sports: A sports scientist’s take

Author:: Tricia Ward

Publish date: April 22, 2022

For a trans woman to win, she still has to be good enough at the base level without the advantage, in order to parlay that advantage into winning t...

Opinion

What a sleep expert thinks of sleep trackers

Author:: Tricia Ward

Publish date: March 29, 2022

There is a disconnect between how people perceive their sleep and how they actually sleep. For most people it’s impossible to be completely accurat...

News

Long-haul COVID-19 brings welcome attention to POTS

Author:: Tricia Ward

Publish date: March 30, 2021

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is one manifestation of so-called long-haul COVID-19. Patients may benefit from research funding.<...