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 me,” said the ...

Women are taking over some of the heavy lifting from the “gym bros” with women-only gyms designed to combat toxic masculinity ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Women’s bodies are different from men’s in ways ...

In 1992, an article in Nature asked, “Will women soon outrun men?” The question was sparked by a series of remarkable performances by women, including Florence Griffith-Joyner’s 100-metre world record ...

A new statement from the American Heart Association published in the journal Circulation has forecasted that the prevalence of heart disease and cardiovascular risk factors in women may rise ...

Women have lower amounts of harmful plaque in their arteries compared with men, but the discrepancy doesn't diminish a woman's risk of having a heart attack, new research shows. In fact, women with ...

Dr. Nishtha Sareen, medical director of the Ascension Saint Thomas Women's Heart Program, offered free heart screenings to ...

Be Well Women Heart This Dec. 2025 photo provided by Lori Sepich shows Sepich in Memphis, Tenn. (Lori Sepich via AP) (AP) Be Well Women Heart This Oct 2025 photo provided by Lori Sepich shows Sepich ...

A new study finds that heart attack deaths in U.S. hospitals are rising in people aged 54 and below, signaling a shift in cardiovascular issues in younger ages ...

Scientists find that women may develop major cardiovascular events with lower plaque buildup in their arteries than men. The exact reason for this isn’t entirely clear, but cardiologists explain what ...

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 me,” said the ...