The American Heart Association on Long Island is proud to announce that it has been selected as a nonprofit beneficiary of the New York Islanders Hockey With A Heart on Tuesday, February 7th at UBS Arena. On this night, volunteers from the American Heart Association will share the life-saving message that CPR Saves Lives and
Written by Erin Dailey At just seven years old, Jamie Heath of Barre, Vermont began to show signs of stroke. Heath explains how she was in and out of consciousness and her head and neck began to feel very stiff. She went to multiple doctors who believed that she had meningitis, but thankfully her primary
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.
A program giving New Yorkers a chance to help control a silent killer is back. The American Heart Association is now recruiting participants for the Check It! Challenge. The challenge is a community-wide program encouraging people to check, change, and control their blood pressure. The program began in Central New York and the Southern Tier
Hartford Go Red for Women Luncheon led by Haley Sofiane Chief Operating Officer of CareCentrix® The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, announces it will host its eighteenth annual Greater Hartford Go Red for Women Luncheon on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at the Connecticut Convention Center. The
Some of us may feel the urge to stay inside when the weather starts getting cold, but it is actually a great time to get out and enjoy one of Delaware’s 17 beautiful state parks. Take it from avid runner and Bayhealth Cardiologist Roberto Scaffidi, MD, “It is so important for us to continue our
If the holidays sometimes leave you feeling overwhelmed and out of control, you’re not alone. And if the Grinch has stolen your spirit and good intentions, try some of these tips to reclaim your ho-ho-ho and stay happy and healthy. 1. Keep up healthy habits. Make a pact with yourself during the holidays. For example,
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
Dr. Lisa Freed of the Heart and Vascular Center at Yale New Haven Health leads the American Heart Association’s Feb. 8 Go Red evening event The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, announces that the 2023 New Haven Go Red for Women event will take