3 heart attacks, 3 strokes, a heart transplant and a new mission
Sep 3, 2026
Years of unexplained health problems led educator Angela Hughes Lewis to heart failure, a heart transplant and a commitment to helping women protect their heart health.
Stroke News
What survivors and caregivers should know about stroke rehab
Aug 28, 2026
What is stroke rehabilitation? A new guideline from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association highlights the latest advice for recovery.
A stroke led him to create recovery software for survivors
Aug 17, 2026
After a late night of programming, Yutao Huang woke up stumbling and unable to speak clearly. When stroke rehab exercises didn't help him regain computer skills, he built software to help himself and other survivors improve fine motor control.
Family history and ultrasound help save woman with aortic dissection
Aug 6, 2026
Sara Adair feared an aortic dissection after chest pain struck. Her family history raised concern, and a bedside ultrasound revealed the life-threatening tear in time for emergency surgery.
Is coffee bad for your heart? Here’s the latest science
Jul 24, 2026
Before you order your next cup of coffee, read these highlights from a new American Heart Association report on caffeine and heart health.
After a stroke at 14, she vowed to walk at her high school graduation
Jul 20, 2026
Bella Chambasis started high school in a wheelchair after a stroke at 14 left her with weakness on her left side. Years later, the Connecticut teen achieved her goal of standing up and walking across the stage to receive her diploma.
The tingling in his lip wasn’t from spicy wings. It was a stroke at 18.
May 21, 2026
It started with his lip, then his fingers. Soon, Julian Nelson couldn’t control the right side of his body. At 18, he was having a stroke caused by a brain condition. After seizures and personal loss, he’s rebuilding his life – remarried, expecting a child and sharing a message of hope.
Mom driving kids home from camp senses something is wrong and pulls over – then she has a stroke
May 14, 2026
Claudia Davis DiDomenico of Missoula, Montana, had a rare type of stroke at 40 – and fought through months of rehab to make what doctors call a “miraculous” recovery.
How a stroke changed a Chicago portrait artist – and the way she expresses herself
May 1, 2026
Chicago portrait artist Minnie Watkins had a stroke while grieving her brother’s death. When impaired vision and face recognition threatened her work, she turned to abstract painting – and found a new way to tell her stroke recovery story.
From frustration to inspiration: HeyShantaQ champions women’s health after heart attack and stroke
Mar 26, 2026
Doctors dismissed ShantaQuilette D. Carter-Williams’ heart symptoms for years – until she had a heart attack and a stroke. Now she speaks out about the importance of self-advocacy and women’s health, on social media and through her work as a comic.