While heart disease and stroke — and deaths from those diseases — have declined in the United States in recent decades, those advances have ... Read More
Heart Health
Queen Latifah Helps Launch “What The HF?” Heart Quiz
Heart failure (HF) kills thousands of people each year. But, the chronic, progressive condition can be managed if it’s diagnosed and treated ... Read More
Mental Illness, Heart Disease On The Rise Globally
Although people are living longer worldwide, deaths related to heart disease, conflict and terrorism are on the rise, according to a Global ... Read More
Hearts Of Pregnant Women With Preeclampsia May Thicken After Delivery
Women who develop a dangerous elevation in blood pressure during pregnancy may develop thickened heart tissue soon after delivery, a new ... Read More
Eating For Heart Health With Diabetes
Diabetes is a major risk factor for heart disease. According to the American Heart Association, when compared to people without diabetes, ... Read More
Angela Bassett Talks Heart Disease & Diabetes: “It’s My Way Of Honoring My Mother’s Life”
We’ve seen Angela Bassett embody numerous roles in What’s Love Got To Do With It, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Waiting To Exhale and ... Read More
#WeSeeYou: Massive Heart Attack Unites Basketball Players For A Common Cause
For the past 30 years, retired Chicago Public School teacher Elston Harris, 53, has championed a well-known basketball mentoring program for ... Read More
Understanding Prehypertension: Know Your Risk For HBD
Prehypertension identifies people at risk of developing chronic high blood pressure if they don’t take steps to improve their lifestyle ... Read More
#BlackGirlHealing: “Caring For Our Bodies Is Revolutionary”
"When Black women walk, things change." Proud Houstonian, Sharon Watkins Jones, knows this GirlTrek motto is pure truth. After losing an ... Read More
Deion Sanders: Fit, 50 & Flying High
It’s hard to believe ex-pro football and pro baseball player, Deion Sanders is turning 50 today. given how youthful he still seems on the ... Read More
8 Things To Remember When You’re Taking Heart Medicine
Millions of people take some kind of heart medicine. Some people need a variety of different medicines to strengthen heart function, lower ... Read More
Sleep Apnea & Insomnia Go Undiagnosed In Blacks At An Alarming Rate
Despite a rise in many sleep disorders, a good portion of the African American community continues to go undiagnosed, even when the severity ... Read More