“Physiologically, circulating estrogen levels are much higher in females than in males, and estrogen can promote body fat ...

Female individuals may experience a three-fold reduction in mortality risk from coronary heart disease when following ...

The country musician shares how she manages her heart condition—and the prevention steps everyone should keep in mind.

For women in this group, around four hours of exercise per week decreased their risk of heart disease by 30 percent. Men in ...

Researchers analyzing over 85,000 UK Biobank participants found that women gain greater cardiovascular benefits from physical ...

Further analysis showed that women were able to lower their heart risk with smaller amounts of exercise than men were. To ...

Two women reflect on their experience with the increasingly common form of breast cancer which is often caught too late.

Undiagnosed sleep apnea in women has reached a tipping point, with emerging sex-specific sleep research poised to reshape how ...

Cardiologists agree that exercise is one of the best gifts women over 50 can give themselves—and the people counting on ...

The American Lung Association, with WGN Radio, shines a light on three remarkable Chicago women leaders at the Breath of ...

Chest pain or pressure, cold sweat, extreme weakness—you know those heart attack signs. But there are more subtle symptoms ...