News from the American Heart Association

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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 17-Jun-2025 03:09 ET (17-Jun-2025 07:09 GMT/UTC)

9-Jan-2025

Race- and gender-based microaggressions linked to higher post-birth blood pressure

American Heart Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

More than one-third of Asian, Black and Hispanic women in the study group reported  experiencing at least one microaggression related to race and gender during or after their pregnancy.

Journal

Hypertension

8-Jan-2025

Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards 2024 Coach of the Year finalists named

American Heart Association
Grant and Award Announcement

American Heart Association awards honor top college football coaches while raising lifesaving funds and awareness of heart and brain health.

26-Dec-2024

President Biden signs bipartisan HEARTS Act into law

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

President Biden earlier this week signed into law the bipartisan Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act, which will help ensure students and staff in schools nationwide are prepared to respond to a cardiac emergency. 

19-Dec-2024

Drinking coffee may help prevent mental decline in people with atrial fibrillation

American Heart Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study of more than 2,400 people with atrial fibrillation, who had an average age of 73, found that drinking more than five cups of caffeinated coffee daily was associated with better performance on an array of cognitive tests than drinking less than one cup or avoiding coffee altogether.

Journal

Journal of the American Heart Association