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Paola Rivera, who grew up dreaming of becoming a doctor but switched majors after she began to lose her confidence, celebrates her entry into medical school at the University of Missouri School of Medicine's White Coat Ceremony in 2022. (Photo courtesy of Gustavo Rivera)

She started with Go Red. Now she's going to med school.

Pursuing her longtime dream to become a doctor, Missouri woman draws inspiration from her former career at the American Heart Association.

AHA awards $60,000 to social entrepreneurs to improve health equity

Feb 5, 2021

The grants will support innovative approaches to remove barriers to health care access and quality.

U.S. commemorates 57th consecutive American Heart Month in February

Feb 1, 2021

It's February – American Heart Month – a time when the nation spotlights heart disease, the No. 1 killer of Americans.

Twelve years after sister's sudden death, a clue from her mom's death certificate

Jan 29, 2021

When Kristen Criss met with the medical examiner after an undiagnosed heart condition killed her sister, he had an urgent message: Get your heart checked. It took 12 years before she learned she had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Yes, get vaccinated, but honor the three W's of social distancing

Jan 15, 2021

As vaccines roll out, commonsense precautions are critical defense against COVID-19.

Nick Saban named Paul 'Bear' Bryant Coach of the Year

Jan 14, 2021

The Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards program honors a top college football coach and raises lifesaving funds and awareness of heart disease and stroke.

For New York woman, what seemed like a migraine turned out to be much more

Jan 13, 2021

At first, Leah Neaderthal thought her splotchy vision was a migraine. Within moments, the 36-year-old had difficulty speaking and lost feeling on her left side. Luckily, her girlfriend recognized she was having a stroke.