Heart health
Ryan Shimabukuro, a coach for the United States speedskating team, works during the men's speedskating 1,500-meter race at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
US Olympic speedskating coach back on ice after heart attack

By Paul Newberry Feb. 16, 2022 02:24 AM EST

Stefan Kraft, of Austria, celebrates with teammate Daniel Huber after they won gold in the men's team ski jumping eventat the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Olympics Live: US wins to set up gold-medal game with Canada

Feb. 13, 2022 09:29 PM EST

FILE - In this Monday, March 30, 2020 file photo, a worker moves items at a Federal Medical Station for hospital surge capacity set up at Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early June 2021, the U.S. saw remarkable increases in the death rates for heart disease, diabetes and some other common killers in 2020. And experts believe a main reason may be that many people who suffered dangerous symptoms made the lethal mistake of staying away from the hospital for fear of catching the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
US deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid COVID

By Mike Stobbe Jun. 09, 2021 01:19 PM EDT

Los Angeles Lakers center Andre Drummond (2) shoots over Brooklyn Nets center LaMarcus Aldridge (21) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, April 10, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)
Nets' Aldridge retires at 35 due to irregular heartbeat

By Brian Mahoney Apr. 15, 2021 12:32 PM EDT

In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and defendant, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, right, listen, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over motions in the trial of Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV, via AP, Pool)
Expert blames George Floyd's death on heart rhythm problem

By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski And Tammy Webber Apr. 14, 2021 10:42 AM EDT

Maria Castrejon, 71, grimaces as she is vaccinated with a second dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at the Americas Cultural Center, in Ecatepec, Mexico, Saturday, April 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)
Mexico's vaccine campaign faces problems, successes

Apr. 06, 2021 03:23 PM EDT

Wisconsin greatly expands coronavirus vaccine eligibility

By Scott Bauer Mar. 11, 2021 04:02 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is expanding coronavirus vaccine eligibility to at least 2 million more people later this month, including anyone 16 or older...

Drummer Kyle Sharamitaro hugs his wife, Katherine, moments after they both received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. After getting his shot, Kyle joined the Soul Brass Band who were playing near the entrance (Chris Granger /The Advocate via AP)
Louisiana widens vaccine access for preexisting conditions

By Melinda Deslatte Mar. 09, 2021 01:23 PM EST

An ambulance leaves the St Bartholomew's Hospital where Britain's Prince Philip is being treated in London, Friday, March 5, 2021. Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip has had a successful heart procedure in a London hospital. The palace says the 99-year-old Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, "underwent a successful procedure for a pre-existing heart condition at St Bartholomew's Hospital." (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Prince Philip transferred back to private hospital

Mar. 05, 2021 08:03 AM EST

Police officers stand outside the main entrance of the St Bartholomew's Hospital where Britain's Prince Philip is being treated, in London, Thursday, March 4, 2021. Buckingham Palace said Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was transferred from King Edward VII's Hospital to St Bartholomew's Hospital on Monday to undergo testing and observation for a pre-existing heart condition as he continues treatment for an unspecified infection.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Hospitalized Prince Philip has successful heart procedure

By Jill Lawless And Danica Kirka Mar. 04, 2021 06:34 AM EST

Police officers stand at an entrance to the King Edward VII Hospital where Prince Philip is being treated for an infection, as an ambulance is driven out, in London, Monday, March 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Prince Philip moved to specialized London heart hospital

By Danica Kirka Mar. 01, 2021 08:41 AM EST

National Guardsmen stand at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Yankee Stadium, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in the Bronx borough of New York. Yankee Stadium opened as a COVID-19 vaccination site Friday, drawing lines of people from surrounding neighborhoods in the Bronx. The mega-site is being restricted to Bronx residents as a way to boost vaccination rates in the New York City borough with the highest percentage of positive coronavirus test results. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
NY to start vaccinating people with health problems Feb. 15

By Marina Villeneuve Feb. 05, 2021 01:49 PM EST

4 West Virginia health centers to receive federal funding

Feb. 03, 2021 04:07 AM EST
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Four West Virginia health clinics will receive federal funding aimed at helping residents diagnosed with high blood pressure. ...

Hall of Fame and former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda passed away at the age of 93. Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda cutout prior to a MLB baseball game on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 23, 2020. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)
Lasorda, fiery Hall of Fame Dodgers manager, dies at 93

By Beth Harris Jan. 08, 2021 05:07 PM EST

FILE - This Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 photo provided by the California Office of Emergency Services (OES) shows hospital beds set up in the practice facility at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, Calif., that is ready to receive patients as needed. This is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths topping 3 million for the first time. It's due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 320,000 Americans. (California OES via AP, File)
US deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever counted

By Mike Stobbe Dec. 22, 2020 12:01 AM EST

This is image provided by Teladoc, shows Teladoc CEO Jason Gorevic. Telemedicine provider Teladoc Health wants to play a bigger role in managing patient care, especially for people with chronic conditions. (Teladoc via AP)
Teladoc eyes several new phases of growth for telemedicine

By Tom Murphy Nov. 29, 2020 11:00 AM EST

This November 2020 photo provided by McMaster University shows Dr Salim Yusuf, principal investigator of the TIPS-3 study and director of the Population Health Research Institute of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences in Hamilton, Canada. On Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, researchers said a cheap, daily pill combining four cholesterol and blood pressure medicines taken with low-dose aspirin can cut the risk of heart attacks, strokes and heart-related deaths by nearly one third. “It’s for all sensible countries,” says Yusuf. “If the rich countries don’t want the benefit, that’s their prerogative.” (Georgia Kirkos/McMaster University via AP)
Big study supports cheap combo pill to lower heart risks

By Marilynn Marchione Nov. 13, 2020 01:10 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2019, file photo, Penn State running back Journey Brown (4) carries during the first half against Memphis in the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football game in Arlington, Texas. Brown says he has a heart condition that is forcing him to give up football. Brown posted Wednesday night, Nov. 11, 2020, on Twitter that he has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a disease that causes heart muscle to become abnormally thick and can make it more difficult to pump blood. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman, File)
Heart condition forces Penn St. RB Brown to give up football

Nov. 11, 2020 08:29 PM EST

Idaho coronavirus cases rise, doctors urge careful behavior

By Rebecca Boone Oct. 13, 2020 06:10 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho health care experts say coronavirus is increasing as kids are returning to school — but most of the new infections aren't happening...

Georgia St QB out for season, virus-related heart condition

Aug. 20, 2020 03:31 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia State freshman quarterback Mikele Colasurdo will not be able to play this season after being diagnosed with a heart condition related to...