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2024 Class of Survivors Stephanie Bowden

'You realize you're not invincible'

Newly married, a North Carolina woman with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy focuses on health challenges with the goal of becoming a mother.

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AHA calls for more research on integrating food and nutrition into health care

Sep 28, 2023

Food Is Medicine programs can help manage and prevent chronic illness, but more research efforts are needed to show their value, a new American Heart Association statement says.

She started with Go Red. Now she's going to med school.

Jul 14, 2023

Pursuing her longtime dream to become a doctor, Missouri woman draws inspiration from her former career at the American Heart Association.

New AHA board chair Marsha Jones knows all about navigating challenges

Jun 30, 2023

From teaching in elementary school to trailblazing in high finance, Jones has pressed for diversity and inclusivity.

New AHA president Joseph Wu is a pioneering scientist with an adventurous backstory

Jun 21, 2023

Dr. Joseph C. Wu, director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, will become the 87th president of the American Heart Association on July 1.

Devotion to AHA science are hallmarks of this Gold Heart awardee

Jun 12, 2023

Dr. Ivor Benjamin felt a bond with the AHA from early in his career. What started with one volunteer opportunity led to decades of service. Now he's receiving the organization's highest volunteer honor.

Tulsa couple's support for the AHA started with a Mustang

Jun 9, 2023

Charity car auction helped fuel pair's drive to improve heart health in their community.