An estimated 56% of Americans do not have an up-to-date estate plan, leaving their financial wellness at risk. Estate planning helps people protect loved ones, clarify their wishes and support the ...

Highlights: October is Menopause Awareness Month, and an estimated 6,000 women in the U.S. enter menopause every day. The ...

More than half of people who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital do not receive immediate CPR, underscoring the urgent need for more widespread knowledge of how to respond when every second ...

A modeling analysis of health data for 20 countries found that among preventive healthcare services, increasing control of ...

Arlington, Va., Oct. 9, 2026 — Masked high blood pressure in adults older than age 78 is associated with a 70% higher risk of falls compared to high blood pressure readings in the office and at home ...

Arlington, Va, Oct. 8, 2026 — Increased consumption of potassium-rich foods that are part of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet did not raise blood potassium to dangerous levels ...

Any level of physical activity may increase life expectancy for adults with or without atrial fibrillation, finds a new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association DALLAS, Aug. 5, 2026 — ...

The American Heart Association and Major League Baseball teamed up to teach lifesaving CPR skills at MLB All-Star Village PHILADELPHIA, July 16, 2026 — When cardiac arrest strikes outside of a ...

People with congenital heart disease living in states with lower average household incomes and higher percentages of uninsured residents had increased rates of death and disability, according to a new ...

DALLAS, July 13, 2026 — Following the sudden death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, widespread news reports indicate he suffered from an aortic dissection. An aortic dissection is a ...

More than 20 years of data show a 37% increase in obesity, 23% in abdominal obesity, and over two-fold increase in severe obesity among both adults and youth, according to authors of a new study ...

The benefits of GLP-1 medications were highest for people with severe peripheral artery disease (PAD) and those with obesity, finds a new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association GLP-1RA ...