Submitted by Hardscrabble Farmer
Return to the city? Living in the country could be the worst thing for your heart
BETHESDA, Md. — The COVID pandemic saw people moving out of the cities when work-from-home became the new normal in society. Now, scientists are giving the public a reason to move back to the concrete jungle. Researchers with the National Institute of Health say there’s a 19-percent higher risk of experiencing heart failure when you reside in a rural area compared to an urban setting. The risk is even higher among Black men living in the countryside. The study is one of the first to establish a connection between rural settings and developing heart failure.