EurekAlert! In the Spotlight - Heart Health Month

Welcome to In the Spotlight, where each month we shine a light on something exciting, timely, or simply fascinating from the world of science.

In recognition of Heart Health Month, we’re spotlighting the importance of cardiovascular wellness. From risk factors and prevention to innovative treatments, we’re exploring the science and stories shaping heart health today.

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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 26-Jul-2025 18:10 ET (26-Jul-2025 22:10 GMT/UTC)

11-Apr-2025

TCT 2025 Career Achievement Award to be presented to Stephan Windecker, MD

Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Grant and Award Announcement

The TCT^® 2025 Career Achievement Award will be presented to Stephan Windecker, MD, during Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics^® (TCT^®), the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation^® (CRF^®). TCT^® will take place October 25-28, 2025, in San Francisco, California at the Moscone Center. The award is given each year to an outstanding individual who has made extraordinary contributions to the field of interventional cardiology and has transformed cardiovascular care through clinical excellence, pioneering research, and mentorship of the next generation of physicians and researchers.

Meeting: TCT 2025: Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics

10-Apr-2025

$6.8 million grant to expand stroke care in Hawaii

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

The American Heart Association, Helmsley Charitable Trust grant will strengthen and expand Hawaii’s stroke system of care, reducing death and disability rates from stroke in rural populations

10-Apr-2025

Los Angeles Rams add lifesavers to the chain of survival in 22 schools

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

The American Heart Association and the Los Angeles Rams provided CPR training and education to improve cardiac emergency outcomes

10-Apr-2025

Increase in alcohol deaths in England an ‘acute crisis’

University College London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The persistent higher rate of alcohol deaths in England since the pandemic in 2020 is an “acute crisis” requiring urgent action from government, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL and the University of Sheffield.