American Heart Association

A trove of stroke patient data is offering valuable insights, but patients may not know their health data is being collected.

Los registros de pacientes que han sufrido un ataque cerebral aportan a la ciencia. Pero dichos pacientes no siempre saben que sus datos se recopilan.

Medicare will now cover supervised exercise therapy for peripheral artery disease.

"You're working like a dog and eating like a horse. You don't need me, you need a veterinarian." — Hearty Humor by Jonny Hawkins

A coalition of health groups is warning Congress that the healthcare bill puts patients last, following an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.

Urinary tract infections and chronic high blood pressure are among the factors that may increase risk of pregnancy-related stroke in women with preeclampsia.

Getting enough sleep may be a life or death matter for people with a cluster of heart disease and diabetes risk factors.

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Imagine how many lives could be saved, if we all learned the signs of stroke.