A colleague found her on the floor. She'd had a rare, often fatal stroke.
May 1, 2025
After Jodi Hammell had a type of stroke called a basilar artery occlusion, her recovery amazed her doctors.
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Nothing says Happy Mother's Day like a home-cooked, heart-healthy brunch
Apr 30, 2025
Use these recipes to show the moms in your life some love this Mother's Day by cooking from – and for – the heart.
Fit and healthy at 45, he looked into a mild symptom. It might have saved his life.
Apr 29, 2025
When Scott Daley felt tingling in his arm during a soccer game, he knew he should check in with his doctor. Daley ended up needing heart surgery.
Ace your finals – healthwise, at least – with this advice
Apr 28, 2025
True or false: Finals can cause grade-A stress. (It's true, of course, so here are tips on how to stay well as the school year ends.)
At 2:30 a.m., he told his wife to call 911. A heart attack soon caused 2 cardiac arrests.
Apr 25, 2025
Mac Cheek wasn't feeling well and went home early from work. He later woke up in the middle of the night and knew he was having a heart attack.
Plaque buildup in the necks of stroke survivors may be loaded with microplastics
Apr 22, 2025
Microplastics and nanoplastics from degraded consumer products have been found in neck artery plaque, with the highest amounts in people who have had strokes, a new study finds.
Her chest pain kept being labeled heartburn or anxiety. Then came 2 heart attacks and 6 cardiac arrests.
Apr 21, 2025
Heather Bardeleben now trusts her instincts, insists on medical tests and seeks second opinions.
Cómo cuidar a su madre le enseñó a una estudiante de medicina el poder de un poco de compasión
Apr 18, 2025
Desde temprana edad, Diana Castillo Bonilla observaba a su madre lidiar con sus problemas del corazón. Ahora, ella espera poner en práctica las lecciones aprendidas.
Caring for her mother, a medical student learned how a little compassion can make a difference
Apr 18, 2025
From a young age, Diana Castillo Bonilla watched her mother's struggle with heart problems. Now, she's hoping to put the lessons to use.
New research helps explain unexplained strokes in younger adults
Apr 17, 2025
An analysis of traditional, nontraditional and sex-specific risk factors sheds light on why clot-related strokes are happening in people under 50 – including those with a hole in their heart called a patent foramen ovale.
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