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NBA coach in prime of life suddenly dies after suffering heart attack during team dinner: 'A shocking and tragic blow'
Dejan Milojević, an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors, died on Wednesday. He was only 46 years old.
Milojević was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack during the team's private dinner in Salt Lake City ahead of a matchup with the Utah Jazz. "Despite lifesaving efforts," the team said in a statement, Milojević passed away Wednesday morning.
The Warriors did not release any other details about the incident.
"We are absolutely devastated by Dejan's sudden passing," said Warriors head coach Steve Kerr.
"This is a shocking and tragic blow for everyone associated with the Warriors and an incredibly difficult time for his family, friends, and all of us who had the incredible pleasure to work with him," he added. "In addition to being a terrific basketball coach, Dejan was one of the most positive and beautiful human beings I have ever known, someone who brought joy and light to every single day with his passion and energy."
Milojević was in the midst of his third season coaching for the Warriors.
As a former professional player himself — a European all-star who won three consecutive Adriatic MVPs — Milojević was an "old-school power forward," according to the Athletic, who became known as a "big man guru" when he transitioned to coaching. Milojević served as a mentor to some of the NBA's biggest stars, including two-time MVP Nikola Jokić, a center for the Denver Nuggets.
Milojević's sudden death triggered shock across the basketball world. Milojević is remembered not only as a basketball great but as an even better man.
"He was a role model as a player, as a man, as a husband, as a coach — somebody that I really admired and have a lot of respect for," said Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajaković. "Unfortunately, last night, his heart stopped working and he left his wife and two kids behind and a big, big legacy."
Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown explained, "Not only was he an extremely talented coach, he was an even better person."
Milojević leaves behind his wife, Natasa, and two children, Nikola and Masa.
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Transvestites taking confusion-affirming hormones face up to 93% greater likelihood of heart disease
The cross-sex hormone therapies Democrats and other leftists want to make sure youths can access aren't just deformative and destabilizing, but deadly.
A new study published in the European Journal of Endocrinology revealed that male transvestites taking feminizing hormones are 93% more likely to suffer heart disease than other men. Female transvestites taking testosterone are 63% more likely.to suffer heart disease than other women.
Lead author Dr. Dorte Glintborg of Denmark's Odense University Hospital noted in a 2021 study that "epidemiological studies in transgender women reported increased risk of acute myocardial infarction and stroke during feminizing treatment, whereas long-term, controlled studies regarding feminizing treatment and risk of arterial CVD are lacking."
In an apparent follow-up last month, Glintborg determined that male transvestites taking cross-sex hormones were nearly twice as likely to suffer from any cardiovascular disease as men not taking hormones, reported the Telegraph.
While men are especially at risk, all individuals undergoing cross-sex conversion therapy face "significantly increased risk" of heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol levels.
Glintborg and her team reportedly tracked the health of 2,671 transvestites from Denmark — 1,270 of whom were women and 1,402 of whom were men — over a five-year period. The average age for the men was 26 and the average age for the women in the study was 22. Over 1,000 appear to have undergone a legal sex change.
Relative to the incidence of heart disease in a control group of 26,700 people, male transvestites taking estrogen were 93% more likely to suffer the ailment than men not on feminizing hormones and 73% more likely to suffer the ailment than women.
On the flip side, women taking testosterone were found to be 63% more likely than women not taking the hormone and twice as likely as men to develop some form of heart disease.
"Cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes were more prevalent in transgender persons compared to controls. Gender-affirming hormone therapy exposure could contribute to the elevated cardiovascular risk in transgender men, assigned female at birth," the researchers concluded. "Future studies will be able to bring further knowledge regarding mechanisms for higher cardiovascular risk in transgender men and women."
Glintborg, who runs her hospital's endocrinology department, presented her findings this week at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes.
She noted a possible silver lining for female transvestites, stating, "While increased rates of cardiovascular disease might normally go hand-in-hand with increased rates of diabetes, for trans men (assigned female at birth AFAB), use of testosterone usually increases lean body mass and this could be protecting against an increased risk of diabetes," reported Medical Xpress.
Conversely, for male transvestites, "hormone treatments such as estrogen will increase fat mass and lower lean body mass, and increased estrogen is usually associated with increased risk of autoimmune disease and inflammation," said Glintborg, adding, "Some studies found a higher risk of type 2 diabetes in transgender women, but this could not be confirmed by others."
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Bob Odenkirk dismissed advice from 'cranky conservative' doctor — but admits why he now regrets that decision
Hollywood actor Bob Odenkirk, famous for his roles in "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul," admitted last week that he regrets not trusting medical advice he received from a "cranky conservative" physician.
While filming the final season of "Better Call Saul" two years ago, Odenkirk collapsed on the set after suffering a heart attack. Last year, Odenkirk revealed that his heart had stopped and he required CPR and defibrillation to save his life.
Now, Odenkirk believes his brush with death could have been avoided — if only he had listened to his politically conservative doctor.
Speaking on the "Don't Ask Tig" podcast, Odenkirk explained that his doctor of two decades — a cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles — told him several years before the heart attack that he needed to begin medication to treat plaque buildup in his arteries.
"My doctor was a conservative. He got crankier and crankier the older he got. When I was 50, I went in, he was a heart doctor, Cedar[s]-Sinai, and he had signs up all around his office at this point [saying] 'We do not accept Obamacare,' and I f***ing hated this side of him that I only learned over time," Odenkirk explained. "I'd been with him for 20 years, and he said, 'You need to start taking statins right now.' And I said, 'Well, I don't know. I don't have heart disease in my family.' He goes, 'Just take 'em.'"
But he didn't listen to that physician, whom Odendirk described as a "cranky conservative jackass." Instead, he sought a second opinion from a doctor who advised him that he did not need statin medication.
"And [then] I had a heart attack. And I think the first doctor was right," Odenkirk admitted.
The moral of the story for Odenkirk? Separate the art from the artist.
"The cranky conservative jackass was right because he was a goddamn good doctor," the actor said.
According to Odenkirk, a doctor's "political point of view doesn't have anything to do with his ability to judge your health," and that is how we should evaluate medical professionals: not on their personal views, but on their abilities and reputation as a doctor.
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Study Shows Oral Birth Control Greatly Raises Risk Of Depression For Women
A new international study provides conclusive results to a growing body of research linking oral birth control and depression.Sugar substitute linked to heart attacks, stroke, death; 'stay away,' lead researcher advises
Erythritol, a popular zero-calorie sugar substitute, has been linked to blood clotting, stroke, heart attack, and death, according to a study published online in Nature Medicine journal Monday.
"The degree of risk was not modest," lead study author Dr. Stanley Hazen, director of the center for cardiovascular diagnostics and prevention at the Cleveland ClinicLerner Research Institute told CNN.
"For people who are at risk for clotting, heart attack and stroke — like people with existing cardiac disease or people with diabetes — I think that there’s sufficient data here to say stay away fromerythritol until more studies are done," Hazen also said.
"This certainly sounds an alarm," Dr. Andrew Freeman, director of cardiovascular prevention and wellness at Denver's National Jewish Health hospital told the outlet. Freeman was not involved in the research.
"There appears to be a clotting risk from using erythritol," Freeman also said.
What did the study find?
"Our findings reveal that erythritol is both associated with incident MACE risk and fosters enhanced thrombosis," the authors say in their study.
MACE is an acronym for major adverse cardiovascular events. MACE includes death or nonfatal myocardial infarction or stroke. Thrombosis occurs when blood clots block veins or arteries.
The study found that people already at risk for heart disease had double the likelihood of having a heart attack or a stroke if they had the highest level of erythritol in their blood, CNN reported.
"It's on par with the strongest of cardiac risk factors, like diabetes," Hazen told CNN. Hazen was referring to people who had blood levels of erythritol in the top 25% of the study group.
The study involved people who were already at risk for cardiovascular problems. For that reason, the results' applicability to the broader population are unknown.
The authors encourage further studies assessing the long-term safety of erythritol.
What is erythritol?
Erythritol is a sugar alcohol like xylitol, sorbitol, and malitol, according to Healthline. It looks and tastes like sugar, though not as sweet. It contains less than 1/4 calorie per gram. Unlike sugar, erythritol does not result in blood sugar or insulin spikes.
It is found naturally in foods like grapes and mushrooms and is also produced commercially via fermentation, Food Insight explains. It is poorly metabolized and mostly excreted in urine, the study authors note, which is why it is characterized as "zero-calorie."
The erythritol found naturally in food is in low amounts, the study's authors explained. When it is incorporated into processed foods, "it is typically added at levels 1,000-fold higher than endogenous levels (for example, up to 60% of food weight in some creams or pastry products) due to lower sweetness compared to sucrose."
The bulk sweetener appears in a number of products, including branded sweeteners like Truvia, products marketed for "keto" diets, and reduced-sugar products marketed to people who have diabetes.
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47-year-old Fox News senior VP of news and politics dies
Fox News senior vice president of news and politics Alan Komissaroff passed away at the age of 47 years old on Friday after having a heart attack earlier in January, according to Fox News.
The outlet reported that Komissaroff had worked at the company since 1996.
\u201cTonight the @FoxNews family remembers our beloved colleague Alan Komissaroff, Senior Vice President of News & Politics. Alan, we will miss you dearly and our thoughts are with your family. If you would like to help Alan's family you can visit: https://t.co/JILzXyBbJ3\u201d— Bret Baier (@Bret Baier) 1674259212
A GoFundMe campaign to benefit Komissaroff's family indicates that the man's health emergency unfolded on January 8 — he had been working out but then informed his wife that he was not feeling well. "She called 911, and his heart stopped while paramedics were taking him to the hospital. He slipped into a coma, and never regained consciousness."
Komissaroff has two children, ages 17 and 13, and the GoFundMe campaign indicates that Komissaroff deeply wanted them to have the opportunity to attend college. "All proceeds will go directly toward his children's future," the campaign says. So far, the campaign has raised more than $91,000.
"This is an extremely difficult day for all of us who worked closely with Alan, and we are completely heartbroken," Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and President Jay Wallace noted in a memo to colleagues, according to the outlet.
"Alan was a leader and mentor throughout FOX News Media who was integral to our daily news operations and played an indispensable role in every election cycle. The recent midterm election coverage was easily one of the finest nights of special coverage he produced throughout his career. And he was the ultimate producer: breaking news, politics, special events — there was no steadier or more trusted colleague to be with in the control room during the most consequential events of our time, and his incisiveness and passion for news made our work better," they wrote."
"He would joke that he was a guy from 'real Brooklyn' and rose through the ranks to become a writer, producer, showrunner and eventually Senior Vice President of News & Politics, overseeing all political coverage," Scott and Wallace noted. "His sharp sense of humor and quick wit throughout his incredible career also led to the many lifelong friendships he made here."
"Our deepest condolences are with them and Alan’s entire extended family as we collectively mourn the loss of a wonderful man," the two wrote.
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