Beloved Jacksonville D-Line drummer, co-founder dies after recent heart problems
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The founding member of the Jacksonville Jaguars Drumline died from a heart condition. Michael Patterson had 20 years of leadership as the co-director of the D-Line. He…
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Largest COVID-19 study finds link between vaccine & heart, brain disorders
The latest COVID-19 vaccine study is providing answers to one of the most asked questions since the vaccines were introduced: How will this impact my health? Global COVID Vaccine Safety…
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More than half a million people die from heart disease in US every year. What can we do about it?
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – One person dies every 36 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease. More than half a million people die from heart disease in the country each…
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New father faints while wife gives birth, discovers he has a heart condition
After hours in the ER, he was able to witness the moment his child was born. ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — “My wife and I, we came into the hospital,” Collin…
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Baby with rare heart defect thriving with community support
Rowan Ezra Gaona was born with a rare heart defect in December. He’s had the first of three open heart surgeries. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Chelsea Gaona was 20 weeks pregnant…
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St. Johns County deputy who died after struggle with migrant may have had heart attack before encounter, autopsy finds
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Attorneys for 18-year-old migrant Vergilio Aguilar-Mendez, who is accused in the death of a St. Johns County deputy, are bolstering their arguments for why the case should…
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3 Jacksonville medical professionals rescue man having heart attack on flight
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three Jacksonville-based medical professionals rescued a man having a heart attack during a flight to Puerto Rico. Eddie Barroso Perez, 73, was headed back home to Puerto…
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Free Florida heart screening event could save your child’s life
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — You can get your child a free test Monday that could save their life. First Coast News is teaming up with the nonprofit Who We Play For…
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Paralyzed sea turtle ‘steals’ heart of girl with spina bifida in heartwarming meet-up
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. – A Georgia girl with spina bifida, a condition causing her to be paralyzed from the knees down, got the chance to meet a paralyzed sea turtle…
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Children’s Christmas book about Purple Heart recipient
A teenage girl from Atlantic Beach wrote a Christmas book about her great-grandfather who was a Purple Heart recipient. ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla — We like to pride ourselves on recognizing…
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