By American Heart Association News Lisa Deck survived four strokes and brain surgery to become an advocate for others. When Lisa Deck was chosen as a Go Red for Women national spokeswoman in 2014, she was thrilled to have a larger platform to help raise awareness about heart disease and stroke. She had plenty of
Most Americans consume nearly 20 teaspoons of added sugar every day. That’s more than triple the recommended daily limit for women and double for men. The best thing you can drink is water! The Rhode Island Multi Cultural Leadership Committee held a healthy beverage lesson plan on Tuesday, April 30th at the Saint
Michael Goldberg couldn’t have known the day a 17-year-old decided to walk into his neighborhood convenience store and pull a gun on the cashier. The Providence-based attorney also couldn’t have done anything about the security cameras that caught his client on videotape committing the crime. Or the clients friends’ who ratted him out
When Carissa Bram laces up her sneakers for the American Heart Association’s Providence Heart Walk on June 2nd, every step she takes will be to support her baby girl. 17-month-old Abigail was born with hypoplastic left-heart syndrome, a rare congenital heart defect (CHD) in which the left side of the heart is underdeveloped. The
Hypertension Journal Report Children who were reclassified as having elevated blood pressure under new American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines are more likely to develop high blood pressure, thickening of the heart muscle and other conditions that increase heart disease risk when they reach adulthood, compared with children who have normal blood
(Clinical Cardiologist and American Heart Association Southern New England Board President Dr. Jennifer Jarbeau and her daughter Madeleine attended the first STEM Goes Red Event in Providence. Below is what Dr. Jarbeau thought of the event, in her own words.) “My daughter and I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural STEM Goes Red
For a decade, Sue Trinque has been slipping into a ruby-red costume in the shape of a giant heart. The outfit is to raise awareness about heart health at events like the Southern New England Heart Walk. The former fourth-grade teacher has been volunteering with the American Heart Association and is a top walker and
(Austin Prario, wearing bib number 23506, completed his second Boston Marathon on April 15, 2019). Twenty-one years ago, Austin Prario’s parents were told when their son was born, he would face limitations. That’s because Austin’s heart was formed with only three chambers, rather than four. The doctor at Boston Children’s Hospital told Austin’s
Kim Arcand, a renowned local scientist who works for NASA, recently spoke at the Southern New England American Heart Association’s first STEM Goes Red Event in Providence, Rhode Island. Here is what she had to say about the experience, in her own words. Recently, I was invited to speak at the Southern New England
Clad in sky-blue scrubs with one eye on the clock inside Rhode Island Hospital’s operating room, Dr. Ryan McTaggart knows time is the enemy when it comes to stroke care. Research shows that for every 30-minute delay in stroke treatment, the likelihood of a good outcome drops by 10 to 15 percent. Stroke is the