Brittany Barreto, Ph.D., is a podcaster, an entrepreneur, and a molecular and human geneticist. (In other words, she’s really smart.) Read her column...
In this second part of Matters of the Heart, we’re taking a closer look at triglycerides and what they can tell us about cardiovascular risk in women....
Like most working moms, Gillian Russell doesn’t get a lot of time to herself. She has every good excuse to not show up to a 6:30 a.m. workout. And yet...
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common infection that targets the lungs and respiratory system. It’s so common that many children have been inf...
I’m standing in front of the mirror squeezing myself into pants that no longer button. I turn to the side and notice soft, squishy love handles, a new...
June is National Cancer Survivors Month and Uterine Cancer Awareness Month.When heavy vaginal bleeding sent Julie Herbert to a California emergency ro...
May is Hypertension Awareness Month.The usual suspects — obesity, genetics, stress, salt intake, tobacco and alcohol use — affect your blood pressure....
May is Mental Health Awareness Month.Pleasantries were the stuff of nightmares for Kristen Rogers. A random run-in with a coworker would cause her hea...
May 22 is National Gout Awareness Day.Pop quiz: What is gout?Is it …The universal nickname for golden trout fish A trendy lip-plumping serum Weird Al...
Learning you might have a disease like lung cancer is scary. Luckily, there are surgical options for diagnosis and treatment that are minimally invasi...
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month.Around 4.5 million adults in the United States are living with chronic liver disease — and women are more likely than...
This episode is all about heart health — and why it’s something women can’t afford to ignore. Heart disease is the number one killer of women, yet so...