Women, Black men less likely to receive lifesaving heart failure treatments
Jan 3, 2024
Treatments for an advanced type of heart failure, including heart transplants, are not prescribed equitably despite increases in access, new research shows.
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Mom of 2 survived heart failure during pregnancy and became certified paramedic
Aug 2, 2023
Her own challenges inspired Yanela Vickers to learn more about medicine and advocate for maternal and heart health.
Dallas radio personality gets a new heart after cardiac problems take a toll
Jul 31, 2023
Hal Harbuck, aka Hal Jay, quit smoking after his heart attack 17 years ago. He developed irregular heart rhythms years later, and earlier this year, he received a new heart.
Black adults residing in redlined communities may face higher risk of heart failure
Jul 17, 2023
Redlining, a once-legal discriminatory practice that denied some housing loans to Black families, has been linked to a higher rate of heart failure for Black adults.
Few people with heart failure may get a critical type of care
Jul 11, 2023
Although guidelines recommend it and insurance is now more likely to cover it, cardiac rehabilitation isn't being offered to most eligible people with heart failure, new research shows.
Ohio mother goes into heart failure after fourth pregnancy
Jun 29, 2023
Marian Dancy learned she had peripartum cardiomyopathy months after delivering her fourth child.
She's survived cancer, heart failure and a heart transplant
Jun 7, 2023
After living through cancer, heart failure and the death of her husband, Dr. Dawn Mussallem got a new heart.
Adults with Type 2 diabetes, heart failure may not be getting proper follow-up care
Jun 7, 2023
People on Medicaid who have diabetes may not be getting recommended care after being hospitalized for the first time for heart failure, a study in Alabama found.
38-year-old has had 3 hearts: 'It's a third chance'
May 31, 2023
Melanie Wickersheim is grateful for a third chance at life after her own heart and a first heart transplant failed.
Since her heart transplant, she treats every day like a birthday
Apr 24, 2023
For Long Island's Jen Lentini, stomach pain as a teen led doctors to find an enlarged heart caused by heart failure.