With heart attack deaths spiking during the holiday season, doctors are urging people to make sure they “take good care of themselves” and to be alert for heart attack warning signs, reports Rick Sobey in the Boston Herald this week. The story cites an American Heart Association study published in the journal Circulation that found
Research shows that more people die from heart attacks during the last week of December than at any other time of the year. NECN reports on reasons behind this and offers American Heart Association tips to have a heart-healthy holiday season.
The joy of the winter holiday season is often marred for many as research shows that more people die from heart attacks during the last week of December than at any other time of the year. WCVB Channel 5 Boston recently talked to American Heart Association Chief Clinical Science Officer Dr. Mitchell S.V. Elkind about
Peter Lancette, chief executive officer of Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliate of Encompass Health, has been named chair of the 2023 Central Massachusetts Heart and Stroke Ball. The Heart and Stroke Ball celebrates progress made through the dedication and passion of all who support the American Heart Association’s Heart of Central Massachusetts, a year-round effort
A stroke can happen to anyone at any point in their lifetime. Two Massachusetts stroke survivors, Jayme Kelly and Valerie Giglio, recently talked about their experience in a story from WickedLocal.com. In addition to telling Giglio and Kelly’s personal stories with stroke, the piece quotes several health experts who share stroke warning signs and prevention
The American Heart Association presented one of its 2022 Distinguished Scientist awards to Emelia J. Benjamin, M.D., Sc.M., FAHA, of Boston University, at its annual Scientific Sessions conference in Chicago this weekend . As a Distinguished Scientist, Dr. Benjamin was honored for significantly advancing the understanding of cardiovascular, stroke or brain health. She was among
Wellness coach, stroke survivor, and mom Jessica Diaz recently talked about her stroke experience and how it changed her life and her perspective on long-term health on NBC10 Boston’s Hub Today. Diaz, who is a volunteer spokesperson for the American Heart Association in Boston, told Hub Today hosts Maria Sansone and Anna Rossi that she
Chronic, constant stress can increase lifetime risk of heart disease and stroke, but a new survey from the American Heart Association, a global force for longer, healthier lives for all, reveals regular mealtime with others could be a simple solution to help manage stress. Boston 25 News reported on the survey of 1,000 adults this
Two people were honored by the American Heart Association this week for saving a man’s life after he went into cardiac arrest at a Norwood gym. Paula Verderber and Scott Leverenz received the Heartsaver Hero Award for performing CPR on Chris Dull after he collapsed and became unresponsive at the end of a group exercise
Despite improvement in CPR training, the survival rate for women experiencing cardiac arrest outside of a hospital has not improved significantly, especially for Hispanic women. The American Heart Association is determined to change that fact through a new initiative launching across the country, reports Priscilla Casper of NBC Boston. Without quick bystander CPR, cardiac arrest