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Stroke at age 32 prompted heartfelt change in career path
Nov 17, 2023
Since recovering, Sarah Rood joined the AHA staff and has made it her mission to spread awareness of stroke in young people.
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Nov 17, 2023
Since recovering, Sarah Rood joined the AHA staff and has made it her mission to spread awareness of stroke in young people.
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Pursuing her longtime dream to become a doctor, Missouri woman draws inspiration from her former career at the American Heart Association.
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Dr. Joseph C. Wu, director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, will become the 87th president of the American Heart Association on July 1.
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Dr. Ivor Benjamin felt a bond with the AHA from early in his career. What started with one volunteer opportunity led to decades of service. Now he's receiving the organization's highest volunteer honor.