Taffy Hopkins, 73, was in debilitating pain for a year, leaving her bedridden. The Palm Beach resident had been told she was ...

Women are more likely to have autoimmune conditions like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis, which cause inflammation that can ...

Lori Sepich smoked for years and sometimes skipped taking her blood pressure medicine. But she never thought she’d have a heart attack. The possibility “just wasn't registering with ...

Embedded in decades of research and clinical practice, this male-centric perspective has had profound, often tragic, consequences for women's heart health, Northwell Health reports. It’s time to fully ...

The signs and symptoms of heart disease and heart attack may present differently in women than in men, and can be more subtle. Here, five women share their experiences with cardiovascular disease and ...

That double-humped triangle that we immediately understand as a heart — or love — appeared as an ideogram stamped on coins as ...

Cardio-oncology clinics manage diverse therapy-associated phenotypes including early-onset heart failure, ...

Health care providers are underscoring the need for women, especially, to keep up with regular heart screenings and tests.

A top Interventional Cardiologist explains that silent heart attacks occur without classic chest pain, often presenting as fatigue, breathlessness, or mild discomfort. Nearly one in five heart attacks ...

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What is a heart blockage? It simply means the heart may not work well. Cleveland Clinic reports a heart blockage can happen when your heart beats slowly or skips beats, and in severe cases, it can ...

Heart disease can sneak up on a person, something Dr. Jennifer Haythe sees as she treats patients dealing with the No. 1 killer of Americans. “You can have many risk factors for heart disease that is ...