(Nadzeya Haroshka/iStock via Getty Images) When Lindsey Huie arrived at the hospital that day in 2019, she had already hit peak stress. The inside of her chest felt ripped apart. She was thinking about her four kids and who would care for them if her wife had to come help her. But then, one of…
(vm/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español The responsibility of understanding what a health care professional is saying during a visit to the doctor’s office falls on more than just the patient. That obligation to ensure individuals can access and comprehend basic health information in order to make health-related decisions is shared by the doctor,…
(paci77/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images) Lea en español Esteban Rios never planned on going to college, let alone pursue a career in medicine. His grandmother planted the idea in his head. “She really encouraged me to become a doctor, but I didn’t see myself as one,” he said. Rios grew up in the San Joaquin…
(aldomurillo/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español Rosa Jaime Alcantar started feeling extreme fatigue last summer. She couldn’t quench a constant thirst, and her legs felt as if they were on fire. She went to a nonprofit health center in California’s Central Valley, where she learned she had diabetes. She’d been living a sedentary lifestyle…
(FG Trade Latin/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español Caregiving has been part of María Aranda’s life since she was a young girl, when her Puerto Rican grandmother and namesake lived with her family in the Los Angeles area. She remembers watching her mother and other family members care for her grandmother for years before…
Promotores, or community health workers in Spanish, like these in Texas help the Latino community with some of their health care needs. (Photo courtesy of Mercedes Cruz-Ruiz) Lea en español Patricia Guevara enjoys doing things with her 5-year-old daughter, Miranda, especially painting and drawing and taking an occasional walk in the park. After a promotora,…
(MirageC/Moment via Getty Images) Hmong American adults who have a stroke tend to be much younger than their white counterparts and may be more likely to have a less common type that causes bleeding in the brain, a new study suggests. The research, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, also found…
(halbergman/iStock via Getty Images) Black adults living in historically redlined communities may face a higher risk for heart failure than those living in neighborhoods that weren’t subjected to the practice, new research finds. Redlining refers to a now-illegal practice that denied low-interest mortgage loans to Black, Asian, Hispanic and immigrant families. The study, published Monday…
(kali9/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español At the doctor’s office, questions about a person’s family health history often can help health care professionals determine the risk of developing chronic conditions, including heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. But among many Latino people, especially immigrants, talking about and recording family health history is rare….
(Manu Vega/Moment via Getty Images) Standard testing that is inexpensive may help reduce disparities in care and lower the amputation risk for people with peripheral artery disease, according to a new science report. The report, published Thursday as an American Heart Association scientific statement, summarizes racial and ethnic disparities in treatment of the disease and…