Author: Katherine

Here’s a 101 on e-cigarettes, which may suppress the immune system, making people more susceptible to respiratory infections and delayed recovery.  

Bruce and Gail Markel of Poughkeepsie had always been active – they were gym members, Gail is an LPN, and Bruce putters all day. But in January 2017, when Bruce was 70, he had a sudden cardiac arrest. “He hadn’t been acting like himself,” Gail Markel said. “Our daughter talked him into going to the

It was Friday the 13th, and a full moon. That had Arlington High School nurses Maryellen Siegel and Jacqueline Moreira “quaking in our boots,” Siegel said. “We’re not normally superstitious, but we do see differences when there’s a full moon,” she said. Still, it had been a relatively normal September day until some students ran in

5-year-old Aubree Spence is the Heart Hero of the 2020 Virtual Capital Region Heart Walk on June 7. Her mom, Jess Spence, shares Aubree’s story. You can meet Aubree during the opening ceremonies of the Heart Walk, found at our Facebook event page. Aubree was born with a rare congenital heart defect (CHD)call Truncus Arteriosus

A pandemic is not the time to ease up on funding for health prevention programs, said the American Heart Association, and from Tuesday, May 27 through Friday, May 29, advocates from the American Heart Association will be phoning, emailing and tweeting elected state officials to remind them of that fact. Some 50 advocates will be

With the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic keeping more Americans at home, the American Heart Association, the leading voluntary health organization focused on heart and brain health for all, is embracing the new normal and moving its iconic Capital Region Heart Walk and Run, set for Sunday, June 7, online. The Capital Region Heart Walk and

What role does your mother play in your life? How does your relationship with your daughter affect your outlook on life? Is there one woman in particular who has helped you get where you are? On Thursday, May 14, from noon to 1 p.m., the American Heart Association invites you to honor the special women

Today, 31 public health organizations sent this letter to Gov. Cuomo asking him to keep funding public health programs and Medicaid. Here is the letter, with the signatories at the bottom of the letter.  April 29, 2020 The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo Governor of New York State NYS State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Dear

With the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic keeping more Americans at home, the American Heart Association, the leading voluntary health organization focused on heart and brain health for all, is embracing the new normal and moving its iconic Tri-County Heart Walk online. The Tri-County Heart Walk, in its 26th year and set for Saturday, May 2,

When 34-year-old Danielle Allen was 19, she was told she had a heart murmur. An echocardiogram showed a small pinhole in her heart. From that point on, she had annual cardiology visits. When she was 32, all that changed. “I started feeling breathless, my chest felt heavy and I was dizzy,” Allen said. “I couldn’t