Sep 15, 2020
Fascinated with the relationship between food and health since childhood, Lorena Melendez-Chavez is putting her nutrition education to work preventing obesity and diabetes in greater Los Angeles.
Sep 14, 2020
Black adults with so-called resistant hypertension often don't get the right medications or receive counseling about the use of healthy behaviors to lower their blood pressure, according to new research.
Sep 10, 2020
In the wake of the pandemic's financial turmoil, millions of people face eviction in the coming months, and studies show it can cause a host of health troubles, from depression to high blood pressure.
Aug 26, 2020
Grateful for the strong relationship he has with his children, Shon Hart started InvolvedDad to help other dads connect with their kids.
Aug 25, 2020
New research will investigate how COVID-19 impacts cardiovascular health for African American women, a group often left out of medical studies.
Aug 24, 2020
Women who develop preeclampsia in one or more pregnancies may have a substantially higher risk for heart failure later, according to a new study of Norwegian women.
Aug 19, 2020
Charitable groups are scrambling to address growing levels of food insecurity amid coronavirus concerns.
Aug 17, 2020
The death rate for pulmonary embolism is increasing, hitting younger adults and African Americans the hardest, new research finds.
Aug 12, 2020
A growing school of thought sees a link between education and protection from heart disease.
Aug 11, 2020
Almost two-thirds of people in the U.S. who need aortic valve replacements don’t get them, says a study that found Black people are less likely to undergo the procedure.