What is health equity? How the idea grew – and why it matters
Apr 24, 2024
The term has taken off in recent decades, but the concept of health equity and the issues that make it important go back decades.
Heart and Stroke News
Stories about people, science and health, from American Heart Association News
Better heart health at midlife linked to less cognitive decline in Black women
Apr 24, 2024
Black women with good heart health showed little decline in mental processing during a 20-year study.
'You have about 6 months to live': Woman who inherited heart problem needed transplant
Apr 23, 2024
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy killed her mom at 42 – the same age at which Alison Conklin was told she wouldn't survive the same condition without a new heart.
How a sedentary behavior expert finds time to move
Apr 22, 2024
Researcher Deborah Rohm Young discusses the risks of being sedentary – and what she does to avoid it in her own life.
1 in 5 people awaiting a transplant are Hispanic. Here's what to know about organ donation.
Apr 19, 2024
Heart transplant experts answer common questions about donating organs – and misconceptions that might be keeping some Hispanic people from becoming donors.
Prenatal tests showed their baby had not one, but two rare conditions
Apr 18, 2024
When Stephanie Cervantes of Houston was 20 weeks pregnant, a routine scan led to the discovery of her son's heart defect and another rare condition.
Families often have chief medical officers – and they're almost always women
Apr 17, 2024
Women make the vast majority of medical decisions for a family, often at the expense of their own health. It doesn't have to be this way, experts say.
Picking up a laundry basket, she felt 'the worst headache ever.' It was a brain aneurysm.
Apr 16, 2024
Alma Gonzalez's ruptured brain aneurysm was just the first health challenge she'd confront. A stroke, lung clots and more would follow.
Cracking the calcium code to understand its role in health
Apr 15, 2024
Figuring out this essential mineral for heart and bone health can seem daunting – unless you follow this expert advice.
2 weeks after giving birth, teacher had a heart attack. Then a cardiac arrest.
Apr 12, 2024
New mom Naiya Atkins had a heart attack, then went into cardiac arrest. A year later, she got a heart transplant in time for her son's first birthday.
Noticias en español
Look no further for engaging and science-based stories about people and your heart and brain health. Find an array of American Heart Association News stories in Spanish.
About AHA News
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Guidelines Resource Center
The American Heart Association regularly releases guidelines and scientific statements for preventing and treating heart disease and stroke.
What do these guidelines mean for you? Should you change your medications? Should you see a doctor for treatment? How do you know if you’re healthy? You’ll find answers here in the Guidelines Resource Center.
