New Orleans, Nov. 9, 2025
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This is the online version of AHA in 30 Seconds, the latest from the American Heart Association’s scientific sessions.   

Hello from New Orleans. Coming from Boston, running on the River Walk this morning felt balmy, not as shockingly hot and humid as it did Friday. I could get used to this, I thought. Then I saw the holiday decorations and remembered it’s November.

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