Recognizing the less common signs of heart disease in women

They may not realize they’re having a heart attack,” said Laxmi Mehta, MD, a cardiologist at The Ohio State University Heart ...

Heart disease remains the top threat many women never see coming

Many women may not realize their greatest health threat isn't cancer; It's heart disease. According to the CDC. only 56% of women are aware of the risks.
The New York Times

Nothing Eased the Pain in His Chest. What Was Causing It?

Doctors ruled out a heart attack, but the patient had a sense that something was very wrong. By Lisa Sanders, M.D. The 52-year-old man pushed back from his dinner plate. A terrible pressure radiated ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Women Are More Likely to Have Irritable Bowel Syndrome. This Newfound Gut Pain Pathway Might Explain Why

Estrogen may cause certain colon cells, shown in green in this microscope image, to release a hormone called peptide YY. This, in turn, causes a different type of colon cell, colored magenta, to pump ...
The New York Times

Kenya Is Betting Its Economy on Women Willing to Risk It All

Kenya is staking its economy on women like Purity Marangu, who left her family to work in Saudi Arabia. They work as housekeepers, normally a safe job. But many have been assaulted, starved and worse.
Healio

Assessing myocardial blood flow benefits patients with chest pain but no blocked arteries

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Stress MRI improves diagnosis of chest pain in patients with angina and nonobstructive CAD. Functional testing ...
People

47-Year-Old Nurse Was Told Her 'Crushing' Chest Pain Was Indigestion. She Died 3 Days Later

Paula Ivers was sent home from the hospital in March 2024, despite saying her pain was 'severe' and worse than childbirth Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...
Sports Illustrated

Aaron Rodgers, Grimacing in Pain, Leaves Steelers Game With Left Hand Injury

Aaron Rodgers left the Steelers’ Week 11 game against the Bengals on Sunday afternoon with a left hand injury. After attempting a throw into the end zone towards wide receiver DK Metcalf, Rodgers was ...
Newsweek

Man, 24, Thought His Chest Pain Was Work Stress, Then Gets Shock Diagnosis

A Gen Z man who developed chest pain thought he was just stressed from work and overexerting himself, but to his horror, he actually had a life-threatening condition. In September, Sammy Ouatts, 24, ...
Sports Illustrated

Why Was Cal Left Out of Women's NCAA Soccer Tournament?

Cal failed to make the 64-team field for the NCAA women’s soccer tournament, but the Bears are probably wondering why they were left out of the bracket that was announced Monday. Nine ACC teams ...
Women's Health

Carly Pearce Felt Stabbing Chest Pain. So She Made Heart Health Her Priority.

Here's a sobering fact: Every 40 seconds, someone in the US has a heart attack, and heart disease still kills more Americans than all cancers and accidents combined. It’s the number one killer of both ...