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Raising Awareness of PAD on the Hill
On October 30, WomenHeart hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill to raise awareness of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and its impact on women and African Americans. Representative Donald Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) attended the briefing and spoke with passion about the need to...
Treating Women for Heart Valve Disease
It has been well established that female patients with aortic stenosis – a type of heart valve disease – present at typically older ages. When considering the standard treatment option of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), older age is an important factor...
WomenHeart Developing a New App at ServoyWorld 2019
As WomenHeart looks to the future, one goal is to ensure that we reach as many women as possible with support and education. One way to do that is through technology. That is why WomenHeart is thrilled to be partnering with technology company Servoy, Inc and its...
New Prevention Guidelines about Aspirin Use Cause Some Confusion
Aspirin has been used for many decades to prevent heart attacks. Earlier this year, leading medical organizations released updated prevention guidelines, noting that aspirin should not be used in routine primary prevention for heart attacks due to lack of net...
Lending the Patient Voice to Research
In order for health care to be responsive to patients’ needs, patients must have a voice. For example, even before care is being delivered, it is important that researchers studying diseases and conducting clinical trials consider the patient perspective. Over the...
A Visit to Kansas City Invigorates WomenHeart CEO
As soon as I landed, after a brief hold at 35,000 feet for a thunderstorm to pass, I went straight to meet with the team at Muriel I. Kauffman Women’s Heart Center, a founding member of the WomenHeart National Hospital Alliance (NHA). As we ate a lovely heart-healthy...
WomenHeart Fights to Preserve Health Care Rights Law
WomenHeart led a group of fourteen patient and consumer organizations in responding to a proposed federal regulation that would roll back patients’ protections from discrimination embodied in the Health Care Rights Law. Our comments, submitted August 13, 2019, urged...
WomenHeart Promotes Diversity and Inclusion in Medical Research
As part of our ongoing work to increase women’s participation in medical research and diversity in clinical trials, WomenHeart weighed in with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this summer in response to two opportunities. On August 6, we submitted comments...
WomenHeart Welcomes New Scientific Advisory Council Members
WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease welcomes Dr. Alanna Morris and Dr. Jeanne Poole as new members of its Scientific Advisory Council (SAC). WomenHeart’s SAC provides clinical advice and council across a wide array of specialty and...
Corporations and Employees Give Back to WomenHeart
Workplace giving programs have been popular for years. WomenHeart is proud to work with employers who want to share our story and encourage their employees to contribute to our patient support, education and advocacy efforts. Recently, Arbor Pharmaceuticals,...
New Regulations Threaten Low-Income Women’s Health Care
Health care clinics that serve low-income women are a critical resource for many communities. In particular, family planning clinics that receive federal support through the Title X program not only care for nearly four million people each year – they are often...
Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehab Care
A new bill introduced by Representatives John Lewis (D-GA) and Adrian Smith (R-NE), HR 3911, would increase access to cardiac rehabilitation for women with Medicare. Legislation passed last year authorizes advanced practice providers, including physician assistants...