Black women in childbearing years face higher blood pressure risks than white peers
Feb 27, 2023
Black women in their childbearing years face double the risk for uncontrolled high blood pressure than white women, new research finds.
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To make history, a major study on Black heart health looked beyond the lab
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.
To improve maternal health, report says to start before pregnancy
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.
Indigenous populations may have higher stroke risk
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.
Bone marrow transplant may protect blood vessels in the brains of adults with sickle cell disease
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.
Genes, neighborhoods and a surprising finding on stroke risk
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.
Older LGBTQ adults face unique challenges in giving and receiving care
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.
Cardiovascular deaths saw steep rise in U.S. during first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Black people rarely hit the ski slopes, but those who love winter sports are working to change that
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.
Report highlights lack of medical worker diversity – and how to fix that
Jan 5, 2023
Having more medical workers from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds is crucial for health in a more diverse America, says a new report that also looks at barriers and ways to remove them.