Mar 17, 2022
As more survivors of congenital heart defects reach adulthood, a new report offers advice to parents and health care professionals on making sure they can manage their own care.
Mar 14, 2022
Black and Hispanic children are less likely to receive CPR for an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest than white children, according to a new study.
Mar 8, 2022
With sermons, home visits and health initiatives, the 600-family congregation at Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton, New Jersey, works through its nonprofit development corporation to address its community's spiritual, physical and mental health.
Feb 21, 2022
Adopted from China, Grace Jennings had open-heart surgery before her second birthday. As a teenager, she got a new heart.
Feb 10, 2022
As marijuana use increases across the nation, questions about its impact on brain health remain unanswered. A new American Heart Association scientific statement summarizes what is known – and unknown.
Feb 9, 2022
After fainting during gym class twice, Jake Burnam of St. Joseph, Missouri, got an explanation for the strange breathlessness he'd been experiencing: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Feb 3, 2022
Rachel Owens of Jacksonville, Florida, is raising a son with the same congenital heart defect she has. AHA CEO Nancy Brown shares her story.
Feb 2, 2022
Pandemic stresses have been tough on teens, experts say, but parents and pediatricians can make a difference.
Jan 24, 2022
A Maryland nonprofit supports teen moms to reach high school graduation and become job-ready. Its CEO and founder knows what they're going through.
Jan 19, 2022
Children with COVID-19 who develop multisystem inflammatory syndrome, or MIS-C, a condition that causes heart problems, appear to fully recover within three months, a new study shows.