A billboard for a new study about why heart and lung disease is so much higher in the rural South is seen in Napoleonville, La.(Sean Coady / AP) Darrell Dixon’s father was just 25 when he had a ...

The health disparity is even greater in the South, where mortality rates from heart disease — the leading cause of death in the U.S. — for people 35 and older are more than twice the national ...

He came to find that early heart disease is common for those with South Asian ancestry. People from this region, which includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, make up ...

People of South Asian descent are more likely to be affected by heart disease, but their risks often go unnoticed. Researchers are looking to genetics to learn more and prevent early deaths.

The health disparity is even greater in the South, where mortality rates from heart disease — the leading cause of death in the U.S. — for people 35 and older are more than twice the national ...