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Robyn Landry, executive vice president of strategy integration (Photo by Erich Neupert)

Awardee celebrated for decades of impactful service supporting AHA mission

Robyn Landry, an executive vice president, will receive the Earl B. Beagle Award for Staff Excellence.
Headshot of Dr. Mitch Elkind.

Awardee has devoted his career to exploring the heart-brain connection

He will be honored for a lifetime of work focused on stroke and cardiovascular health.

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

What Actually Happened

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

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What does the sugar in beverages do to your body?

Sugary drinks can up your risk for cardiovascular disease. Here's what the science says (and what you can do about it).

New grants fund research on congenital heart defects

Mar 8, 2021

The ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù and The Children's Heart Foundation are jointly funding eight new research projects to help health care professionals better understand, identify and treat congenital heart defects.

El Paso man pushes for smoke-free apartments

Dec 11, 2020

After years of waking up with burning lungs from a neighbor's smoking, Nelson Bank works through the AHA to help property owners, managers and residents set smoke-free policies.