Awareness

UNAIDS updated its HIV prevention initiative titled “Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free,” during a press event that coincided with the International AIDS Conference.

The American Heart Association announced the launch of an education and awareness campaign aimed to reassure the public that, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals are the safest place to go when experiencing symptoms of MI or stroke.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has designated May 7 as National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day.

The cardio-oncology subspecialty has exploded in recent years, with the launch of dedicated cardio-oncology centers, entire conferences focusing on this area and new research, as awareness of cardiotoxicities associated with cancer treatment has increased.

Amyloidosis, a disease in which misfolded proteins form amyloid fibrils that deposit in tissues and organs including the heart, is a vexing condition with devastating consequences. Encouragingly, new treatment options for cardiac amyloidosis have emerged recently and there is increasing awareness of this disease, once considered very rare. However, the cost of these therapies has raised concerns about the ability of patients to access such therapies.

The American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation’s annual Cardiac Rehabilitation Week began Sunday with the new theme, “New Start, Better Heart,” and the aim of increasing awareness of its importance in CV health.

Sunday marked the start of national Heart Failure Awareness Week, a campaign with the aim of promoting not only heart health, but awareness of the sometimes-subtle signs and symptoms of HF.

On Friday, Feb. 7, the Healio team wears red in support of the American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day campaign to increase awareness of heart disease in women.

Nearly half of all U.S. citizens do not know the five signs and symptoms of MI and, depending on the sociodemographic subgroup, may not know any at all, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.

ATLANTA — Similar disparities with regards to CVD are also seen in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, and more work needs to be done to bring awareness and more research into this area, according to a presentation at the FH Foundation’s FH Global Summit.