Oct 4, 2024
Charlie Pérez-Suárez, the son of Mexican immigrants, wanted a career in health care. A volunteer clinic job working with Spanish-speaking patients led him to cardiology.
Oct 1, 2024
Demographic and health data for Hispanic and Latino people in the U.S. wasn't even collected until the 1980s. Today, much remains unknown about their cardiovascular health.
Sep 16, 2024
Paula Nieto-Morales has a lifelong fascination with newborns and the heart. She's feeding her interests through research with a goal of becoming a physician-scientist.
Sep 16, 2024
Asian American people are not one group but many. Social, political and economic factors likely affect the cardiovascular health of each subgroup differently, according to a new science report.
Sep 6, 2024
The arms of more than 17 million adults in the U.S. may not fit the cuffs that come with popular home blood pressure machines, causing inaccurate readings, a new study suggests.
Aug 21, 2024
The incidence of heart failure in a new study of American Indian adults was two to three times higher than other studies have found in Black, Hispanic and white adults.
Aug 14, 2024
The typical Hollywood portrayal of a heart attack likely perpetuates the idea that the condition only affects white men and overdramatizes symptoms, new research shows.
Aug 5, 2024
Care managers and community health workers can help people with limited resources achieve their health goals, especially in rural areas, new research suggests.
Jul 30, 2024
Young adults who follow a checklist for good heart health are less likely to show early signs of clogged arteries than those who don't, new research finds.
Jul 22, 2024
People in their 50s who have emergency surgery to restore blood flow to blocked leg arteries may still face a high risk for amputation, new research out of England suggests.