{
  "id": 19521626,
  "title": "Psychological symptoms can contribute to physical illnesses, cardiologist warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/psychological-symptoms-can-contribute-to-physical-illnesses-19521626",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-11T16:51:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/lifestyle/47v3res7i"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cardiologist Khaled Al-Nemer has warned that psychological symptoms like chronic sadness and anger can significantly contribute to the development of various physical illnesses. In a recent post on the X platform, the professor and consultant of cardiology at the College of Medicine explained that these emotional issues can lead to conditions such as heart attacks, heart failure, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, and vision problems like central serous retinopathy and increased glaucoma risk. Additionally, Al-Nemer highlighted the connection between psychological symptoms and various physical health issues, including irritable bowel syndrome, stomach ulcers, psoriasis, fibromyalgia, tension headaches, migraines, sleep disorders, alopecia, and hair loss.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}