Heart Health
Consistency, Community, and Control: Inside a St. James Senior Health Fair Focused on High Cholesterol
Author: Eugene Collins | FYH.News Correspondent | Baton Rouge, LA
How Is St. James Parish Helping Seniors Take Control of High Choles...
- Subash Kafle
The Silent Risk in Our Kitchens: How Cultural Foods, Stress, and Misinformation Are Driving High Cholesterol in Communities of Color
Quick Answer: Why is high cholesterol more common in communities of color?
High cholesterol often develops without symptoms, but it is rising in co...
- Victor Mejia
Meeting the Community Where They Are: Why Faith-Based Listening Sessions Matter for ATTR-CM Awareness
In early 2025, the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) hosted a Baltimore listening session to strengthen ATTR-CM awareness among community memb...
- Subash Kafle
On Rare Disease Day, Black History Reminds Us: “Rare” Should Never Mean Invisible
Rare Disease Day was created to give voice to people living with conditions that are often overlooked, underfunded, and diagnosed too late. But for...
- Jessica Wilson
Heart Disease Hits Black Americans Harder After 40, Here Are 5 Ways Experts Say to Lower Your Risk
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, and Black adults continue to face some of the highest risks in the country, ...
- Victor Mejia
Could a Rare Heart Condition Be Hidden behind Heart Failure Diagnoses? ATTR-CM Emerges as Underrecognized Threat
A rare and potentially fatal form of heart disease known as transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy, or ATTR-CM, is increasingly drawing clinical atte...
- Subash Kafle
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