DALLAS, TX and WILMINGTON, DE, Sept. 22, 2026 — For the first time, the American Headache Society and the American Heart Association are collaborating to co-fund an Innovative Project Award to advance scientific research on the effects migraine or other...

Aspectos destacados de las pautas:

Según una nueva declaración científica de la American Heart Association (Asociación Americana del Corazón), las enfermedades cardiovasculares reemplazaron al cáncer como la principal causa de muerte entre los adultos...

Statement Highlights:

Cardiovascular disease has replaced cancer as the leading cause of death among Hispanic adults in the U.S., according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

Hispanic people experience health risk...

Aspectos destacados de la guía:

La rehabilitación después de un ataque o derrame cerebral debe comenzar tan pronto como el paciente se encuentre médicamente estable, de preferencia dentro de las 48 horas posteriores al ataque o derrame cerebral, y...

Guideline Highlights:

Rehabilitation after a stroke should begin as soon as the individual is medically stable, ideally within 48 hours of the stroke, and should be personalized to address the person’s physical, cognitive, language and mental health...

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 5, 2026 — Congressional legislation introduced today would improve the quality of stroke care for patients across the country. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), along with ten senators, introduced the Stroke Act, which would...

Research Highlights:

Being physically active was tied to a 9% to 19% lower risk of stroke or death for moderate to high physical activity levels, in an analysis of more than 87,000 adults in Norway.

Study participants had nearly the same health...

Research Highlights:

A study evaluating the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology 2025 guideline on high blood pressure found that among 81 million U.S. adults with high blood pressure and no cardiovascular disease, nearly 23...

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DALLAS, June 29, 2026 — A new international expert consensus document refines and updates how heart failure is identified and classified, aiming to improve prevention, diagnosis and...

Research Highlights:

In a study that spanned 25 years, people who drank more sugary beverages and fruit juice beginning in childhood had a higher risk of developing high blood pressure than those drinking less.

Substituting one serving per day of...