Here's how 10 popular diets scored for heart health
Apr 27, 2023
While some popular diets align strongly with heart-healthy dietary guidance, others do not, a new report finds.
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Concerns remain as COVID-19 pandemic weighs on Hispanic people in US
Apr 21, 2023
The coronavirus, and all that has come with it, continues to disproportionately affect Hispanic people and their health.
Her parents needed a Spanish-speaking doctor. She's becoming one to break down health care barriers.
Apr 19, 2023
As she was growing up, Melissa Rodríguez Mendoza saw a need for Spanish-speaking health care workers when her parents struggled to navigate doctor visits. Now, she's in medical school.
This food expert aspires to a diet full of goodness 鈥� but he didn't always
Apr 17, 2023
Christopher Gardner talks about the transformation from his teen years and offers tasty options for your own kitchen.
Help others, help yourself? Why volunteering can be good for you
Apr 14, 2023
Researchers are learning that volunteering helps not just the organization or people being helped but those doing the helping.
Children can have high blood pressure, too. Here's what to know.
Apr 12, 2023
Children, like adults, can develop high blood pressure. Here's what parents should know about preventing, diagnosing and treating hypertension in kids.
People who follow these 8 heart health metrics may live years longer
Apr 10, 2023
People with ideal cardiovascular health scores lived about nine years longer than those with low scores, a new study found.
To prevent heart disease in women, a 'one-size-fits-all approach' might not work
Apr 10, 2023
Sex, race, ethnicity and socioeconomic factors play significant roles in women's heart disease risk, says a new report that highlights the differences and calls for sharper research.
Scheduling birth before a mother's due date may prevent preeclampsia
Apr 10, 2023
Inducing childbirth or delivering babies by C-section in the final weeks of a pregnancy could prevent more than half of preeclampsia cases, new research suggests.
How the food culture of Puerto Rico shaped this nutrition expert
Apr 6, 2023
Harvard nutrition associate professor Josiemer Mattei talks about being pescatarian, how the foods of Puerto Rico shaped her 鈥� and what motivates her meal choices.