Bypass surgery turned doctor from couch potato into mountain climber
Mar 4, 2021
After a litany of health problems and open-heart surgery, Dr. Akil Taherbhai overhauled his lifestyle – and his life.
Stories from the Heart
A new heart at 18 put her on a new path
Mar 2, 2021
Jill Hollander had two open-heart surgeries and a heart transplant by age 18. Now 40, she shows others how to stay resilient and positive.
From mild COVID-19 to heart failure in 4 weeks – at age 20
Feb 26, 2021
Madeline Neville's COVID-19 seemed no worse than a bad cold. Four weeks later, the college junior was in heart failure .
Months of warning signs finally lead former basketball star to ER
Feb 25, 2021
After putting off the warning signs for months, Ralph Lee's trip to the emergency room ended with heart surgery.
Identical in nearly every way, these twins even had the same kind of heart attack
Feb 23, 2021
Despite appearing fit and healthy, identical twins Patricia Wood and Pamela Smith had the same type of heart attack 13 months apart. Now they're sounding the alarm about the role genetics plays in heart disease.
33 weeks pregnant, an emergency delivery and heart failure
Feb 22, 2021
Lupita Garcia overcame a rare, pregnancy-related heart condition called peripartum cardiomyopathy.
Hoping to find out her baby's sex, she learned of a serious heart defect
Feb 12, 2021
Latisha Wilborne tried to get pregnant for a year. Then, at her 20-week ultrasound, she was told her unborn baby had a serious heart defect.
Heart defect survivor has the scars and attitude to prove it
Feb 9, 2021
Kristin VanSingel had her first heart surgery at 1 day old. She's since had two more.
Upstate New York DA's discomfort wasn't jet lag – it was a heart attack
Feb 4, 2021
David Soares figured jet lag was to blame for his struggles working out one morning. A friend took his blood pressure, which led to a trip to the hospital – and the diagnosis of a heart attack.
The night before a big presentation, lawyer-mother has a heart attack
Feb 2, 2021
For nearly a year, Cherée Johnson felt occasional chest pain at night. When she felt it one afternoon, it turned out to be different. This time, it was a heart attack.