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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 25-Dec-2025 21:11 ET (26-Dec-2025 02:11 GMT/UTC)

9-Oct-2025

New data challenge could reimagine future food and nutrition facts

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

Competition from the American Heart Association invites researchers, designers and policy leaders to redesign nutrition information using advanced molecular data from the Periodic Table of Food Initiative.

8-Oct-2025

UT Southwestern preventive cardiologist to receive the 2025 Chairman’s Award

American Heart Association
Grant and Award Announcement

Amit Khera, M.D., FAHA, director of preventive cardiology and clinical chief of cardiology at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center, will receive the 2025 Chairman’s Award at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions.

Meeting

American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2025

6-Oct-2025

Boston University professor to receive 2025 Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award

American Heart Association
Grant and Award Announcement

Emelia J. Benjamin, M.D., FAHA, professor of medicine at Boston University (BU), will receive the 2025 Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2025. 

Meeting

American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2025

6-Oct-2025

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease negatively impact health during, after pregnancy

American Heart Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a review of medical records for more than 56,000 pregnancies over a 20-year period, about 15% of pregnancies were impacted by cardiovascular complications like heart attack or stroke, hypertension-related conditions or maternal death.

Journal

Circulation

1-Oct-2025

Combined resources will improve cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic care

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

The American Heart Association has acquired program assets of the Cardiometabolic Center Alliance (CMCA) collaborative, strengthening the efforts of both organizations to establish integrated care that holistically manages cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic health.