Anger, Heart Disease and Stress: What’s the Connection?
Are you a person that is quick to anger? Are you yelling at other drivers on the road ...
Heart Health
More Black Women are Dying of Heart Disease: Star Jones and Darlene Love Plan to Change That
Did you know that cardiovascular disease is the number killer of women in the US? That means 1 ...
The Berry Your Heart Will Love
A new research study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that participants with metabolic syndrome ...
10 Tips That Will Improve Your Life, Now!
When we think about our life, we must think about our body. Keeping our mind and body in ...
Editor’s Pick: Delicious Smoothie Recipes that can Help Lower Cholesterol
When it comes to your health, cholesterol may not be top-of-mind, but it should. High cholesterol has no ...
5 Ways To Keep Your Heart Healthy
February is American Heart Month! This month’s health awareness is a good reminder to focus on your heart ...
4 Signs You Are Headed For Heart Failure
February might be the shortest month of the year, but it gives us a lot to celebrate. You ...
Navigating the Data, Treatments and Breakthroughs of hATTR Amyloidosis
ATTR amyloidosis means A for Amyloid and the TTR is short for the protein “transthyretin.” ATTR is one ...
Black Patients May Not Gain Heart Benefit From Low-Dose Aspirin
The daily use of low-dose aspirin against heart disease may have taken another knock. New research shows that ...
Advocating for Your Loved One’s Health: How It Saved One Man’s Life
We all juggle so many daily responsibilities – whether it’s navigating a career, caring for children or attending ...
Battling Transthyretin (TTR) Cardiac Amyloidosis? Learn More About Your Treatment Options
1 in 25 Blacks is stricken with the Val122Ile mutation in the transthyretin gene that results in an ...
Christmas Miracle! Teen Gets Life-Saving Heart AND Kidney Transplant
A teen living with a heart defect just received a huge Christmas miracle. But Santa wasn’t the one ...
Four Years After World’s First Double Hand Transplant: “I Can Wrap My Hands Around My Mom”
**UPDATE**: It’s been four years since the first child to receive a double hand transplant, Zion, returned home ...
New Therapy May Combat Rare Genetic Disorder, Amyloidosis
Transthyretin (TTR) mutations known to cause cardiac amyloidosis include V122 which is found almost exclusively in Blacks at ...
