AHA News' most-read health equity stories of 2024
Dec 17, 2024
Women's health topped the list of health equity topics covered this year.
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AHA president asks peers to consider how the new landscape in cardiology care impacts patients – and how to avoid looming threats
Nov 17, 2024
Dr. Keith Churchwell pointed to prevention, equitable health and visionary leadership as key ingredients to disprove the ominous forecast for global health in 2050.
Festive foods from afar can balance tradition and health
Oct 29, 2024
Among immigrants and their descendants, festive foods during holidays such as Día de los Muertos and Diwali help keep traditions alive. But be careful not to overindulge, health experts say.
Most young adults in Puerto Rico may have less-than-ideal heart health
Oct 16, 2024
Nearly 3 out of 4 young adults in Puerto Rico might not have ideal cardiovascular health due to lifestyle behaviors, new research suggests.
Drugstore job and volunteer work put him on a path to a career in medicine
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.
Nearly 50 years after research began, more questions than answers about Hispanic heart health
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.
The heart's 'always working.' She is, too, in studying it to help children.
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.
Social factors may affect heart health of Asian ethnicities in the US differently
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.
American Indian adults may face higher rates of heart failure
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.
The important gap community health workers and care managers can fill in high blood pressure care
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.