Quick action and CPR saved seventh grader in cross-country race
Feb 8, 2024
Doctors said a severe asthma attack sent Memphis Zabawa into cardiac arrest as he ran his second race at a cross-country meet.
Children's Health News
She overcame heart failure, a heart transplant and cancer. Now her teenage son needs a transplant, too.
Jan 25, 2024
Brittany Clayborne had a rare form of pregnancy-related heart failure. She eventually needed a new heart and finally got one. Her son now awaits a new heart.
'It's so much more than a scar': Model now flaunts remnant of her heart surgery
Dec 18, 2023
For years, Andrianna Acosta struggled to accept the long scar down her chest – until she read her mother's journal that detailed the family's experience with her congenital heart defect.
She spent her first Thanksgiving on a ventilator. This year, she's home – and healthy.
Nov 22, 2023
Thanksgiving has become a poignant milestone for Gaby and Jake Davis, who spent last year's holiday in the NICU with their newborn, Lily, who had developed a dangerously fast heartbeat.
Genetic heart problem discovered during her pregnancy
Nov 16, 2023
Shauna Planck started having heart-related symptoms during college, but it would be years before she knew why. Answers finally came when she was pregnant.
Better heart health may improve cognitive health in kids
Nov 13, 2023
Children with better cardiovascular health scored higher when it came to executive cognitive function, according to preliminary research.
Día de los Muertos celebrates the life of the deceased while easing the grief of the living
Oct 31, 2023
On the Day of the Dead, music and altars filled with flowers, food and skeletons mark an ancient tradition that honors departed loved ones.
Her toddler never walked or spoke after her heart stopped. That doesn't mean CPR was 'unsuccessful.'
Oct 23, 2023
Tiffany Vara always knew that Abbie's survival – and her second life – was a gift. It took nearly 19 years to realize that the CPR she performed is what made it possible. That epiphany has re-energized her own life.
3 siblings. 3 heart transplants. Each before turning 3.
Sep 27, 2023
Three children all diagnosed with the same rare disease left the Siqueiros family from Arizona waiting for new hearts.
Promotores create a bridge between healthier living and a growing Hispanic population
Aug 22, 2023
Community health workers, known as promotores, are helping connect Hispanic people with programs and services to reduce health disparities.