News and Stories from the ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ

2026 Go Red for Women Class of Survivors Anjellica Davis

Weeks after delivering a healthy son, alarming symptoms arose

New mom had never heard of “postpartum cardiomyopathy.” Now she needed a heart transplant.
a wide variety of grains and carbs mixed with a few fruits and vegetables spread across a table top

New U.S. nutrition guidance emphasizes importance of healthier eating

Federal guidelines and Heart Association guidance both encourage limiting added sugars and highly processed foods, but there are differences.

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Ralph Edwards (left), host of the radio show "Truth or Consequences," presents the check from The Walking Man contest to ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ President Dr. Arlie R. Barnes in 1948. (·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ archives)

What Actually Happened

You may have heard a misconception that Procter & Gamble gave the ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ $1.5 million - the equivalent of more than $20 million today - in 1948. That's actually false.

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Cass Wheeler was driven to improve the ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ because he knew it meant improving and extending lives across the country and around the world. (Photo courtesy of the Wheeler family)

·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ's visionary, transformative CEO dies at 84

Cass Wheeler saw his calling as helping others. He did so throughout his 35 years with the ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ, the last 10 spent as CEO.

Remembering Cass Wheeler