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Bill Euwer heard all the warnings about smoking.

First-time expecting mom and patient advocate Barbara Willis, 42, developed numbness in her right arm, blindness in her left eye, and a headache that felt like lightning on her face. The sudden changes in symptoms led her to seek emergency care, on Nov. 22, 2025, at her local hospital.

Fabian Hardy has been healthy all his life: he served in the military, he consistently ate well – including fruits and vegetables – exercised, saw his doctor regularly and had a clean bill of health.

No one wants to imagine that a parent, grandparent, neighbor, or close friend might be thinking about suicide. And let's be honest, bringing up the subject can feel uncomfortable.

But here's the truth: asking someone about suicidal thoughts is one of the most caring things you can do.

For people age 60 or older, or who have a family history of heart disease, one simple test and a matter of minutes can determine the potential risk of a future heart attack.

Jesus Renteria is a 47-year husband and father, and owner of a successful taco truck business in Kansas City. One afternoon Jesus had finished serving lunch and returned home. That’s when his stroke came without previous warning: the worst headache Jesus had ever experienced.

Richard Nolan, a 74-year-old from Kansas City, Missouri, is a longtime patient at Saint Luke’s Cardiovascular Consultants. Over the years, he has been treated for claudication, a painful condition caused by reduced blood flow to the calf muscles during exercise. But when his symptoms worsened in July 2025, he was scheduled for surgery at Saint Luke’s East Hospital.

AARP talked to Dr. James O'Keefe about different types of exercise that can help improve longevity.

AARP talked to Dr. James O'Keefe about the benefits of omega fatty acids and how much you should be consuming.

Dr. James O'Keefe weighs in on a new study that found eating more than a dozen fortified eggs a week did not negatively affect cholesterol levels.