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Read the latest about SADS conditions: news on promising treatments, legislation, updates on the foundation and its events, and people living and thriving with SADS conditions.
Ohio Student Is Raising Awareness of CPVT SADS Condition
Olivia Bentley, 19, a music major at Oberlin College, Ohio is raising awareness of the seriousness of untreated or untested heart conditions.
SADS HK Foundation Publishes Paper
The SADS HK Foundation is honored to share the news that the official paper recently has been published on the "Hong Kong Medical Journal". These findings share SADS impacts in the medical field and community in Hong Kong.
NIH All of Us Research Program to Fund Genetic Counseling Resource
The National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program issued a funding opportunity for a genetic counseling resource to support participants who receive genomic testing and receive results.
How AEDs Can Help Save Lives on Public Transit
Sudden cardiac arrest does not discriminate, it can strike anyone regardless of age or gender and at any time or place. Given the number of people that use public transportation each day in America, it is highly likely for sudden cardiac arrest to occur in transit.
Medical Device Put Jefferson Student Back in the Game
Dylan Rose's heart skipped out of rhythm recently at basketball practice due to Long QT Syndrome. It was an incident that could have killed him. But the Jefferson High School senior never knew it happened. He was protected by a pacemaker and internal cardiac defibrillator surgically implanted in his chest. This miracle of modern medicine protects him daily and gives him back a big part of his life - playing sports
Medical Mystery: After He Fainted, Man’s Diagnosis Unraveled a Frightening Family History
A 60-year-old man came to the emergency department after he passed out in public.According to bystanders, the fall happened so quickly that no one was able to catch him before he hit the ground and sustained a facial injury.