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Congress Works to Address High Costs and Burdens on Patients

Like many other patients, women living with heart disease spend countless hours and thousands of dollars on health care costs. Over the past year, Congress…

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Recognizing National Family Caregivers Month

November is National Family Caregivers Month, a time to recognize and honor family caregivers across the country. In honor of this month, WomenHeart is helping…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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