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A lifelong series of heart problems turned her into a staunch advocate
Oct 2, 2023
Chrissy Gaffney is passionate about advocating for women's heart health after decades of heart problems that began in childhood.
Oct 2, 2023
Chrissy Gaffney is passionate about advocating for women's heart health after decades of heart problems that began in childhood.
Sep 29, 2023
An illness that affects about a third of Gulf War veterans was linked to higher odds of high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and more.
Sep 27, 2023
Three children all diagnosed with the same rare disease left the Siqueiros family from Arizona waiting for new hearts.
Sep 26, 2023
Telehealth efforts in rural areas aim to ease access to health care, especially in the Hispanic community.
Sep 25, 2023
After being diagnosed with a type of heart failure – and surviving two strokes – Olivia Rose ultimately got a new heart.
Sep 22, 2023
When doctors told Bill Ramsey he'd had a stroke and that it was his second, an episode five years earlier suddenly made sense.
Sep 20, 2023
Stroke survivor Jamie Stevens hadn't realized how dangerous high blood pressure could be.
Sep 19, 2023
A study of white-collar workers in Canada finds that job strain and an imbalance between effort and reward may boost men's heart disease risk as much as obesity.
Sep 18, 2023
Guidelines for medical professionals who treat cardiac arrest caused by opioid overdoses and other poisonings include information everyone needs to know, the authors say.
Sep 15, 2023
Like the English mnemonic FAST, RÁPIDO is intended to make it easier for Spanish speakers to remember the signs of a stroke.
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