On-screen CPR: Heart-stopping drama doesn't always reflect reality
Feb 15, 2019
The movie and TV versions of CPR may make for good drama, but they're not exactly instructional videos. Here's some expert advice to keep in mind once the show is over.
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Health disparities – even in the face of socioeconomic success – baffle experts
Feb 13, 2019
Even as African-Americans achieve socioeconomic success, experts are baffled at why their health outcomes remain worse.
Are there health benefits from chocolate?
Feb 12, 2019
Are those Valentine's chocolates good for the heart? Here's what we know – and don't know – about the confection's health benefits.
Take it from Susan Lucci: Prioritize your health
Feb 11, 2019
Actress Susan Lucci wants others to learn from her heart episode and her emotional recovery.
Susan Lucci thriving since getting 2 stents in heart; recognizing warning signs avoided heart attack
Feb 6, 2019
When actress Susan Lucci felt "an elephant pressing on my chest," she knew to get help right away. It's a good thing she did: Doctors found two blocked arteries.
She uses her new heart to make sure more people enjoy second chances
Feb 4, 2019
New York transplant recipient has secured more than 10,000 potential new organ donors.
Cardiovascular diseases affect nearly half of American adults, statistics show
Jan 31, 2019
Nearly half of American adults have cardiovascular diseases, a percentage that reflects recent guidelines for high blood pressure.
Keeping score on the healthy and unhealthy side of Super Bowl ads
Jan 31, 2019
From a health perspective, Super Bowl viewers face a challenge in sorting the healthy products from the unhealthy ones.
Charity walks give family purpose after losing 24-year-old to heart condition
Jan 29, 2019
A year after taking care of her father while he recovered from heart disease, 24-year-old Lauren Harris died from an undiagnosed heart condition.
Health experts 'sound the alarm' on medical misinformation
Jan 28, 2019
A group of cardiologists and science journal editors warn in a new editorial that medical misinformation has become a life-threatening problem.