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February Is Heart Month; Heart Disease Remains No. 1 Killer Of Americans

Frances Dalbey, outreach specialist of Hunt Regional Healthcare, observes American Heart Month with facts about heart disease, which remains the no. 1 killer of Americans. Deaths from heart or cardiovascular disease have increased by 17 percent in the past decade, and the reported number of cases of cardiovascular disease have increased 26 percent since 2010.

John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.