Mar 1, 2023
The belief that religion plays a vital role in their health may be encouraging members of Black churches in New Orleans to eat better and be physically active, new research suggests.
Feb 27, 2023
Black women in their childbearing years face double the risk for uncontrolled high blood pressure than white women, new research finds.
Feb 16, 2023
The Jackson Heart Study has produced many insights on cardiovascular health, but before it could do so, it had to win the trust of Black men and women in Mississippi.
Feb 13, 2023
Optimizing pre-pregnancy health may help reverse the rise in heart-related maternal deaths and complications, especially among Black women, according to a new American Heart Association report.
Feb 6, 2023
Indigenous people may have more strokes than non-Indigenous people, even in highly developed countries, according to new research that suggests a dire need for more data on the topic.
Feb 6, 2023
Sickle cell disease, a blood disorder, puts adults at high risk for stroke. Bone marrow transplants could lessen or reverse blood vessel damage in their brains, new research suggests.
Feb 3, 2023
A genetic score may be able to identify higher stroke risk – but only for people living in the most privileged neighborhoods, preliminary research has found.
Jan 25, 2023
As people age, they typically turn to adult children and other family for support. LGBTQ older adults are less likely to have that support and more likely to care for each other.
Jan 25, 2023
Cardiovascular disease deaths increased substantially in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among Asian, Black and Hispanic populations, according to a statistical update from the American Heart Association.
Jan 17, 2023
Most people who ski or snowboard are white, but efforts are being made to expose more diverse groups of young people to snow sports.