Matt McMillen

5 days ago | healthcentral.com | Matt McMillen

Growing up, Atlanta Hawks forward-center Larry Nance Jr. was on his way to following in the footsteps of his father, a 6’ 10” former pro basketball player with whom he shares not only a name but also some serious NBA-quality DNA. By his own account, Nance “2.0” was a strong, fast, and ultra-athletic child who towered over the other kids in his class—until he hit a major time out around the seventh grade.

1 week ago | healthcentral.com | Matt McMillen

Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM) is a potentially deadly heart condition that, experts have long believed, predominantly affects men. That view has started to shift as researchers recognize that more women may develop the disease than previously thought. What’s more, the condition, which gets worse over time and can lead heart failure, may also affect women differently—even looking different on imaging tests with different long-term outcomes, too.

1 week ago | healthcentral.com | Matt McMillen

Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM) is a rare, life-threatening heart condition that can lead to heart failure. Until a few years ago, no treatments specifically targeted this disease. Since 2019, though, three different drugs—acoramidis, tafamidis, and vutrisiran—have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). They don’t cure ATTR-CM, but they significantly slow its progression. The result: You can live a longer and more active life with ATTR-CM.

3 weeks ago | healthcentral.com | Matt McMillen

Mark Forbess was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) at age 33. Over the next three decades, his disease progressed until he had developed advanced heart failure and dangerous arrhythmias. In 2023, soon after one of those arrhythmias nearly killed him, Forbess entered the heart transplant program at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. Only a small percentage of HCM patients will require a transplant, but those who do need to know what to expect and how to prepare.

1 month ago | healthcentral.com | Matt McMillen

It began one night in March 2022, when a strange and intense pain in his backside woke him up. Professional pickleball player Rob Nunnery had just flown from his home in Hawaii to Utah to play in a tournament. In bed in his hotel room, he remembers thinking: “That’s odd. That doesn’t feel good.”The pain grew worse. A trip to urgent care soon led to an appointment with a general surgeon.