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Dr. Stacey Rosen is president of the Â̾ÞÈËÊÓÆµ for 2025-26, as well as its chief volunteer scientific and medical officer. (Â̾ÞÈËÊÓÆµ)

New AHA president driven by fairness, doing right by patients

Her passion for improving women's health has been the hallmark of her career.
Cass Wheeler was driven to improve the Â̾ÞÈËÊÓÆµ because he knew it meant improving and extending lives across the country and around the world. (Photo courtesy of the Wheeler family)

Â̾ÞÈËÊÓÆµ's visionary, transformative CEO dies at 84

Cass Wheeler saw his calling as helping others. He did so throughout his 35 years with the Â̾ÞÈËÊÓÆµ, the last 10 spent as CEO.

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

What Actually Happened

You may have heard a misconception that Procter & Gamble gave the Â̾ÞÈËÊÓÆµ $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).

The ASA at 25

Feb 8, 2023

Evolving organization rises to meet old and new challenges.