Mom and pop grocery shops get fresh help in the name of nutrition
Jan 15, 2020
In Los Angeles, the Healthy Neighborhood Market Network leads stores to transform offerings.
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Researchers listen to rural Kentuckians – then score a win for heart health
Jan 14, 2020
Working with residents in one of America's poorest regions, researchers build a program that lets participants reach vital health goals.
She turns dirt bikers into science stars
Jan 7, 2020
Where some saw troublemakers on dirt bikes, the founder of B-360 saw a chance to develop African American engineers.
Bystander CPR less common in Hispanic neighborhoods
Dec 30, 2019
People who have a cardiac arrest in Hispanic communities are less likely to get CPR from a bystander and less likely to survive than in other neighborhoods, new research shows.
A racial gap in the heart attack benefits of aspirin?
Dec 11, 2019
African Americans did not get the same heart attack protection from low-dose aspirin that white Americans saw in a new study.
Public Enemy's Keith Shocklee turns his heart attack into a call to action
Dec 9, 2019
Music producer Keith Shocklee, known best for his work with legendary rap group Public Enemy, looked and acted healthy. That wasn't enough to avoid a heart attack.
Here's how black barbershops could save lives and millions in health costs
Dec 6, 2019
Putting pharmacists in black barbershops could prevent thousands of strokes and heart attacks and save the health care system $870 million a year, researchers estimate.
Vegan diet may decrease heart disease, stroke risk in African Americans
Dec 3, 2019
African Americans who followed a vegan diet for five weeks saw their cholesterol and blood pressure decrease, reducing their risk for cardiovascular disease.
High blood pressure, unhealthy diets in women of childbearing age
Nov 18, 2019
One in five women who are in peak years for childbearing has high blood pressure, setting the stage for increased health risks during pregnancy. A popular diet could help.
Congenital heart disease linked to neighborhood pollution, poverty
Nov 13, 2019
Serious heart defects are more likely in newborns from contaminated, economically deprived areas, a large study in California finds.