Adults ages 60 to 69 who scored lower on overall thinking ability, memory and mental processing speed tests were more likely to have a future stroke, finds a study in Sweden, published in the Journal ...

Every year, more than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of a hospital in the United States[1]. Survival often depends on how quickly people nearby recognize the emergency, call 911, begin CPR and ...

Hispanic adults face unique cardiovascular health challenges that require culturally relevant prevention and care strategies, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement ...

The American Heart Association and Major League Baseball teamed up to teach lifesaving CPR skills at MLB All-Star Village PHILADELPHIA, July 16, 2026 — When cardiac arrest strikes outside of a ...

More than 20 years of data show a 37% increase in obesity, 23% in abdominal obesity, and over two-fold increase in severe obesity among both adults and youth, according to authors of a new study ...

The benefits of GLP-1 medications were highest for people with severe peripheral artery disease (PAD) and those with obesity, finds a new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association GLP-1RA ...

DALLAS, June 15, 2026 — Synthetic cooling ingredients added to e-cigarettes caused abnormal heartbeats (arrhythmias) and increased cardiovascular risk measures in mice and lab-grown human heart cells, ...

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Physical activity, an essential component of any weight loss program, also supports overall heart and metabolic health, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association ...

Targets to reduce salt in baguettes and other breads in France and pre-packaged foods in the U.K. could lead to significant improvements in preventing cardiovascular disease and reducing deaths, ...

Heart disease and stroke still top the list of leading causes of death in the U.S., according to the American Heart Association’s 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update The overall deaths ...

Each year, approximately 350,000 people in the U.S. experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – when the heart suddenly stops beating – which results in death 90% of the time, according to the ...