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Yesenia is HeartStrong, Are You?
[youtube video_id="J5X9vUc4A_M" caption="#HEARTSTRONG - Yesenia's Story"] WomenHeart Champion Yesenia had no idea she was having a heart attack the morning she told her boyfriend she was having trouble breathing… Like many women, heart disease runs in Yesenia’s...
October 2018 – It’s Not Too Late to Take Action
Over the past month, we have been bringing you videos of WomenHeart Champions speaking about the importance of protections that ensure people with pre-existing conditions, like heart disease, are able to access health insurance. And, we have been providing educational...
A Note from Mary – October 2018
Less than a week into my role as interim CEO for WomenHeart in late July, I was the lucky recipient of an email from Sharonne Hayes, M.D. director of the Women’s Heart Clinic at Mayo and long-time friend to and collaborator with WomenHeart. She asked whether...
A Poem by Sonya Lucas Roberts
Strong, thriving women converged on Rochester Thursday. On October 2018, as the WomenHeart Science and Leadership Symposium would convene. We embarked on this journey with open minds, open hearts, ready to share experiences. Knowledge ready to impart. Many had...
New Policies May Undermine Patient Protections
On Oct. 22, the Administration issued guidance that could impact women with heart disease. It would expand states’ ability to change some aspects of their health insurance marketplaces and undermine critical protections for millions of Americans living with...
Championing for Latina Heart Health
#HispanicHeritageMonth may be over but the work that our Latina Champions do continues! Meet Melissa Castro, one of our newest WomenHeart Champions. Following her experience at the Science and Leadership Symposium, she's ready to educate and advocate in her community!...
CMS Guidance Puts Millions of Americans at Risk
New administration guidance, released on October 22, 2018, could send us back to days where pre-existing conditions were openly discriminated against, costing millions of Americans lifesaving care. More than 25 patient and consumer groups representing millions of...
Patient Story: The Value of Insurance
[youtube video_id="MSu093PEKjA" caption="#DefendPreEx: Jill's Story"] Watch WomenHeart Champion Jill as she shares the value of having health insurance. She talks about the fear of what could happen if her insurance ever lapses and if protections for people...
Give Heart this #GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday is just around the corner, join us and donate as WomenHeart highlights powerful stories of women who are staying #HeartStrong, sharing their scars, and inspiring others to lead the fight against heart disease. #GivingTuesday is an annual global...
What’s Cooking?
Apple of my Eye Kick-start the autumn season with a delicious blend of land and sea with this recipe for curried scallop-apple salad, originally posted in Eating Well. Why it's heart healthy: The assortment of scallop and greens pack this salad with potassium,...
WomenHeart SAC Member Receives High Honors
Congratulations to WomenHeart Science Advisory Council member Rita Redberg, M.D. on her induction into the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Dr. Redberg was actually elected to the NAM last Oct. Election to the NAM is considered one of the highest honors in the...
Congress is working on legislation that could help us live longer
Population experts say life expectancy in the United States has decreased in recent years, and America has fallen behind other developed nations. On Oct. 5, Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) introduced a bill that would require the federal government to develop a...