American Heart Association honor celebrates global contributions and vision of cardiologist and health economist.
You may have heard a misconception that Procter & Gamble gave the American Heart Association $1.5 million - the equivalent of more than $20 million today - in 1948. That's actually false.
Sugary drinks can up your risk for cardiovascular disease. Here's what the science says (and what you can do about it).
Nov 10, 2020
Getting vaccinated is an important way to help lessen the ‘twindemic’ of flu season and COVID-19. Dr. Sally Haskell of the Veterans Health Administration is passionate about telling everyone to get vaccinated this flu season.
Oct 30, 2020
Midge LaPorte Epstein, who is retiring after 25 years at the American Heart Association, has received the organization's highest employee honor, the Earl B. Beagle Award for Staff Excellence.
Oct 23, 2020
Feeling what she thought was a migraine, Kristen Aguirre lay down for a nap. When she woke up hours later, she couldn't move her left side. Aguirre, then 31, had a stroke.
Oct 20, 2020
Sign up for One CycleNation and let's get cycling — or whatever moves you in the fight against stroke. Help us raise $1 million and join our celebration Oct. 29 on World Stroke Day.
Oct 6, 2020
If you build it, they will come. That's the thinking behind designing more walkable, bikeable and rollable communities, according to two new reports published in August in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.
Sep 28, 2020
Doctors should consider two classes of medicines, SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 RA medications, when treating people with chronic kidney disease and Type 2 diabetes, a new scientific statement advises.