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Women and Strokes: Knowing These Symptoms Could...

May 1, 2019

Women are more likely to die from a stroke than men, so knowing the unique symptoms of stroke in women could help save your life or the life ...

tags: emergency-room , er , newsletter , stroke , womens-health

What Not to Say: Infertility

April 24, 2019

Infertility affects over five million women of childbearing age. How to support a friend or family member with infertility? Find out.

tags: infertility , infertility , pregnancy loss , pregnancy loss , women's health , women's health

Why Heart Attack Signs Differ in Men and Women

February 25, 2019

Men typically experience chest pain and shortness of breath during a heart attack, but women often have less obvious heart attack symptoms.

tags: cardiac health , cardiology , heart attack , heart attack symptoms , heart attack symptoms , heart attack symptoms in women , heart attack symptoms in women , heart disease , heart health , heart problems , heart problems , women's health

7 Worst Things for a Woman's Heart

February 18, 2019

Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States — killing one woman every 76 seconds — yet only one out of five American...

tags: anxiety , cardiac health , cardiology , dieting , dieting , heart attack , heart disease , heart failure , heart failure , heart health , obesity , obesity , post-menopause , post-menopause , stress

Breast Cancer Myths Debunked

August 21, 2018

There is so much information about breast cancer online, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction. We’ve called out some common myths here...

tags: breast awareness month , breast awareness month , breast cancer , cancer , lumpectomy , mammograms , mammograms , mastectomy , oncology

Mammograms 101

August 20, 2018

A screening mammogram is used to look for signs of breast cancer in women who don't have any symptoms, taking images from two different angles...

tags: breast cancer , breast cancer treatment , breast cancer treatment , mammogram , oncology

Mammograms What to Expect

August 15, 2018

Learn what to expect during a mammogram, including how to prepare, what is considered high risk and the difference between common breast screen...

tags: breast cancer , breast cancer screening , breast mri , breast ultrasound , mammogram , mammogram , oncology

What is Breast Cancer?

August 15, 2018

A growth in your breast can be benign or malignant. Learn about the cancer stages and how to cope with cancer.

tags: breast cancer , breast cancer , breast cancer awareness month , breast cancer awareness month , cancer , oncology