Apr 30, 2024
Statistics show that Americans who live in rural areas have a shorter life span and more illnesses than people in urban settings. AHA News visited five states to better understand the situations and the solutions that are unique to each locale.
Apr 26, 2024
María Patrizia Santos found her calling in research and public health. She's now analyzing the link between high blood sugar while in the hospital and the risk for heart disease and stroke.
Apr 24, 2024
The term has taken off in recent decades, but the concept of health equity and the issues that make it important go back decades.
Apr 24, 2024
Black women with good heart health showed little decline in mental processing during a 20-year study.
Apr 19, 2024
Heart transplant experts answer common questions about donating organs – and misconceptions that might be keeping some Hispanic people from becoming donors.
Apr 11, 2024
For Black Maternal Health Week, we look at how a growing body of evidence suggests standardizing treatment protocols can narrow racial disparities in maternal care.
Apr 3, 2024
Cardiovascular health gains of the past 30 years went largely to people with higher incomes, creating wide inequities between rich and poor, new research finds.
Apr 3, 2024
The risk factors for heart attacks and strokes among Asian American adults may be influenced at varying degrees by employment, housing and other social factors, new research finds.
Mar 28, 2024
A new study of Hispanic adults in the U.S. helps clarify how people who eat more fiber may be lowering their risk of Type 2 diabetes.
Mar 27, 2024
Residents of neighborhoods with more environmental and social problems had higher rates of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors than people in less disadvantaged areas, new research finds.