When his heart failed, 'Monk' actor Jason Gray-Stanford lived his own drama
Feb 24, 2022
Jason Gray-Stanford, who played Lt. Randy Disher on "Monk," talks about the condition that nearly killed him, and the heart transplant that saved his life.
Heart Failure News
Post-pregnancy breathlessness, fatigue were symptoms of heart failure
Feb 17, 2022
Tiara Johnson of Fraser, Michigan, was induced for her second daughter in July 2015. Two months later, the 26-year-old was in heart failure.
A joyous birth, followed by heart failure
Feb 1, 2022
Danecia Williams of Wichita, Kansas, went into heart failure after delivering her first child. She had two strokes and then a heart transplant. Then she met the family of her teenage donor.
Transplanting pig hearts into humans offers promise – and peril
Jan 14, 2022
News of a successful transplant of a genetically altered pig heart into a man with heart failure raises hope for a viable alternative to human cadaver transplants, experts say. But many questions remain unanswered.
Device keeps 35-year-old's heart pumping as he awaits a transplant
Jan 10, 2022
When Jeff Russ of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, felt winded, he thought it was a cold or maybe COVID-19. Within a month, he was diagnosed with heart failure.
Pulmonary embolism is common and can be deadly, but few know the signs
Nov 23, 2021
Knowing the symptoms of pulmonary embolism, which was blamed in the death of NPR books editor Petra Mayer, could protect you, experts say.
Never heard of sepsis? It's common, dangerous and a threat to your heart
Oct 25, 2021
Sepsis, which sent former President Bill Clinton to the hospital, affects at least 1.7 million U.S. adults each year and has been linked to long-term heart risks.
Runner in 'optimal health' diagnosed with heart failure at 41
Oct 21, 2021
A doctor told Darlene Anita Scott that her heart problems might be because Black people often have high blood pressure. That wasn't the reason. Another cardiologist traced her problem to an autoimmune disease.
Air pollution, traffic noise may raise heart failure risk in women
Oct 6, 2021
Years of exposure to air pollution and traffic noise appeared to increase women's risk for heart failure, a large study of Danish nurses found.
More than a decade of intermittent symptoms, then heart failure
Oct 1, 2021
After ignoring troubling symptoms and test results for more than a decade, TV news reporter and endurance athlete Erin Ivory was diagnosed with heart failure.