Aug 25, 2017
Courtesy of The New York Times - An avid athlete, Dominick was at home on the basketball court or in the water, or just running among herds of cows and goats on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, where he spent part of his childhood.
Aug 25, 2017
Courtesy of Reader's Digest - Sadly, no child is too young to have high blood pressure.
Aug 23, 2017
Courtesy of News Medical - Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a hereditary condition where the heart fails to pump properly because the heart muscles (myocardium) have thickened (hypertrophied) and become stiff.
Aug 23, 2017
Courtesy of CNN - Peyton West's parents would never have thought that his first day of school this year was going to be his last.
Aug 22, 2017
Courtesy of Record-Courier - What is football food? For those watching the game, it’s frequently chili and chips, burgers and hot dogs. In Cleveland’s Municipal Lot prior to a Browns game, most tailgaters aren’t munching on salad.
Aug 22, 2017
Courtesy of New York Post - A teenage boy died during football practice at a Bronx high school Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Aug 21, 2017
Courtesy of Daily Mail - More children and teens will be diagnosed with high blood pressure, experts have warned after new studies revealed 3.5 percent of American youths have it.
Aug 18, 2017
Courtesy of Beloit Daily News - It's been many years since Hailey Wedige first heard the word 'arrhythmia.' At the time she didn't truly understand the impact it would have on her life.
Aug 18, 2017
Courtesy of WSAV - The Mayor of a Jasper County community is on a mission to make sure everyone in his town has the same second chance at life he got last spring.
Aug 17, 2017
Courtesy of KTUU - According to the researchers, approximately 400,000 NCAA student-athletes compete "in any given year." And they are typically between 17 to 23 years old, on average.
Aug 17, 2017
Courtesy of Markets Insider - 30 to 50 percent of teens with congenital heart conditions will experience anxiety and/or depression, but peer support proves to be effective in reducing stress often associated with these conditions.
Aug 17, 2017
Courtesy of Nottingham Post - A teenager whose life was saved by quick-thinking staff at a Nottinghamshire school has been called an “inspiration” after achieving top marks in his exams.
Aug 15, 2017
Courtesy of WTOL - If there are athletes in your family, as parents you're concerned about injury. According to Dr. Ameer Kaboor, physicals are a critical concern for young athletes.
Aug 14, 2017
Courtesy of KUTV - Fall sports are just around the corner, and for many young athletes a pre-participation physical is required.
Aug 14, 2017
Courtesy of KXAN - No matter what sport a teens plays, this weekend cardiologists are encouraging parents to have their teenager tested for genetic heart conditions that can only be discovered through an EKG and echocardiogram.
Aug 13, 2017
Courtesy of Republican Eagle - Living through a life-altering health scare turned into a beacon of life for one Rosemount family.
Aug 13, 2017
Courtesy of The Courier Mail - Eloise was 15 when she suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in 2013 and died in her sleep.
Aug 12, 2017
Courtesy of The Telegraph - The number of children and teenagers with Type 2 diabetes has risen 14 per cent in a single year amid a “hugely disturbing trend” in youth obesity.
Aug 12, 2017
Courtesy of Devon Live - The experience of staff and the use of a defibrillator helped save the life of a man who suffered a heart attack and fell down a set of stairs at a city gym.
Aug 11, 2017
Courtesy of The Columbus Dispatch - It’s a parent’s worst nightmare: to watch from the stands as your otherwise-healthy child collapses on the athletic field and does not get back up.
