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February 21, 2025In the U.S., heart disease is the leading cause of death among women, claiming more lives than all types of cancers combined. Cardiovascular disease is responsible for of one in three deaths among wo...
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February 21, 2019
The problem of obesity continues to grow in the U.S., which means more women are becoming pregnant while they are carrying excess weight. According to data from the March of Dimes, 22.8 percent of wom...
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February 14, 2019The world of medicine has historically been dominated by men. But an August 2018 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that women who have heart attacks might...
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December 18, 2018In most women, the endometrium—the mucous membrane lining the uterus—grows inside the uterus and sheds during the monthly period. But in women with endometriosis, the endometrium starts t...
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October 30, 2018Surgery is the gold-standard breast cancer treatment, but some techniques leave women flat-chested or with lopsided breasts. Today, many women can benefit from oncoplastic surgery, or oncoplasty, whic...
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October 29, 2018High blood pressure is a serious problem that continues to grow in our country. Among women of childbearing age, we see about 20 percent with high blood pressure, whether they know it or not. Many pre...
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October 23, 2018Breast cancer is one of the most daunting diseases in women’s health, as it affects about one in eight U.S. women at some point during their lives. Fortunately, there are several ways wome...
