Latest American Heart Association News

Libraries are offering free health and wellness classes across the US

Nov. 29, 2024 13:59 PM EST

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Aurora Health Care Mobile Medical Clinic team waited patiently at a table in the main hallway of the Milwaukee Public Library’s sprawling downtown branch, a blood pressure cuff and mental health questionnaire at the ready as they called out to patrons who paused: “Do you...

Here are new guidelines for preventing stroke, the nation's 4th biggest killer

Nov. 09, 2024 10:36 AM EST

The majority of strokes could be prevented, according to new guidelines aimed at helping people and their doctors do just that. Stroke was the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and more than half a million...