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Keith C. Ferdinand: Never far from the Ninth Ward

Physician of the Year traces his focus on more equitable healthcare to New Orleans upbringing.
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Honoree focuses on heart health, urges resilience

ABC’s chief medical correspondent aims to reach millions.

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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.

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

What Actually Happened

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

Supporting American Heart Challenge is personal for Iowa principal

Mar 27, 2020

Iowa school principal Yonas Michael didn’t feel ready for over two years to speak publicly about losing his younger brother, Daniel, at age 32 to heart disease. But as he stood in front of his Ames Middle School students at the kickoff assembly for the American Heart Challenge in February.