His company's CPR learning app helped save an employee's 2-year-old son
Jun 7, 2022
Beckham Morgan is alive and thriving thanks to the knowledge his dad learned without even realizing it.
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He went from troubleshooting a CPR training app to using CPR to save his 2-year-old son
Jun 2, 2022
When Tyler Morgan saw his son pulled from a pool and not breathing, he put into practice the knowledge he'd absorbed from working on an app powered by his company.
New study looks at heart defect risk in children of people with heart defects
May 24, 2022
Congenital heart defects may be much more common among children of women with congenital heart defects than men with heart defects, according to new research.
At 23 days old, he had open-heart surgery
May 17, 2022
Leo Strauss of Houston had open-heart surgery at 23 days old. He's now a happy and healthy 5-year-old who loves Legos and wants to be a police officer and dad when he grows up.
Smoking both traditional and e-cigarettes may carry same heart risks as cigarettes alone
May 6, 2022
People who smoke a combination of traditional and e-cigarettes may face the same cardiovascular health risks as those who smoke only traditional cigarettes, new research shows.
Childhood abuse may raise cholesterol, diabetes risk in some adults
Apr 27, 2022
Some children who experience abuse may have higher risk for high cholesterol and Type 2 diabetes as adults, new research shows. But some risks may be offset by having "well-organized" households.
COVID-19 led to heart problem that put teen in a wheelchair for 3 months
Apr 26, 2022
After a mild case of COVID-19, a Kansas teenager kept fainting. She'd developed a condition called POTS and then couldn't walk for several months.
For 27 years, organ donation has been boosted by 'the Nicholas effect'
Apr 19, 2022
Since 7-year-old Nicholas Green was randomly killed by gunfire while on vacation in Italy, his father, Reg Green of La Cañada Flintridge, California, has worked to save and extend the lives of others.
Couple had to wait until after daughter's birth to learn exactly what was wrong with her heart
Apr 12, 2022
Before birth, doctors suspected Sadie Conway of Greenfield Township, Pennsylvania, had a congenital heart defect. A month after she was born, it was clear she needed open-heart surgery.
Heart complications uncommon, treatable in children with COVID-19
Apr 11, 2022
After children and young adults get COVID-19, heart complications are uncommon and treatable, according to a new scientific statement that calls for more short- and long-term research.