Tag: "heart health" Articles

When it comes to measuring vital signs, most people are familiar with the routine checks done at the doctor’s office: blood pressure, pulse rate, and temperature. However, there’s a vital sign that is equally...

The Austin Heart & Stroke Walk is back this year to celebrate heart and stroke survivors, raise lifesaving funds and promote a culture of physical health and mental well-being. The Heart Walk is the...

Erich Sanchack, Executive Vice President of Operations at Digital Realty, and his daughter, Dani Sanchack, are Austin transplants who are inspiring and advocating for heart and stroke patients across Central Texas. A former U.S....

Strolling through the grocery store, people are generally accustomed to finding the words “Heart Healthy” stamped onto boxes or packages of food for the primary purpose of increasing sales — even when they may...

Saturday mornings, Kristen Patton puts on her workout gear and drives to a local park to meet up with her personal trainer and a few fellow exercisers for a weekly small-group workout. Sounds typical...

A family outing gone wrong 16 years ago. Sitting in  the back of the car, Felicia Jackson’s 2-year-old son began choking, couldn’t breathe and lost consciousness. In the panic of the moment — as...