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...
In commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’d like to introduce you to Olivia Rodriguez and Leticia Madrigal, two incredible women who are pillars of their respective communities. Olivia, WomenHeart Champion and native of Santa Barbara, Calif., knows the...
We recently participated in the MediaplanetUSA Family Health campaign which featured WomenHeart SAC Member, Dr. Sharonne Hayes from Mayo Clinic and champion of women's heart health. The article also featured WomenHeart Champion and advocate, Florence Champagne. The...
When you donate to an organization like WomenHeart, you help us support, educate, and advocate on behalf of the 48 million women living with or at risk of heart disease. WomenHeart Champion Joe Burgett is an extraordinary woman who work tirelessly for WomenHeart....
In preparation for our 4th Annual Swing with Heart Golf Tournament, WomenHeart Vice-Chair of the Board, Barbara Tombros, was featured on a regional golf podcast, Golf DMV. Barbara joined the show to raise awareness of heart disease in women, and highlight the event....
“I don’t look like your typical face of heart disease,” says WomenHeart Champion Corie Cutshall. “And I definitely didn’t take it seriously because I was so young.” Corie was diagnosed with heart disease at the age of 25—a stark reminder that heart disease can affect...
The first thing WomenHeat Champion, Roxanne Watson shares with us when she picks up the phone is that she has an interview with her state senator. Then she jokes that she was on the news for her birthday twice last week. The following week is the anniversary of her...
As the rise of biotech industries merges with the United States hitting 10 million patents, the science has never been better for breakthroughs in life sciences and advancements in public health. On Tuesday, July 17, The Atlantic hosted the State of Care: Innovations...
I have a purpose to share my heart story and save lives. I am a WomenHeart Champion, a heart disease survivor, cardiovascular research advocate for women and retired cardiovascular registered nurse. The WomenHeart Champions are the core of our organization. I want to...
Originally published in the Scripps Mercy Hospital Newsletter, July 2018 No. 5 One of our own volunteers, Pat Egan a Woman Heart Champion, pictured below (second from the left), participated in the Women’s Heart Health Event along with Dr. Poulina Uddin and Dr....
“My experience at the WomenHeart Science and Leadership Symposium [in October of 2017] was an amazing one. I went there knowing that I would get to meet other heart survivors and learn a bunch of new information. What I didn't know was the strong friendships I would...
“I had three heart attacks in one day,” Yesenia Araujo says. The first, she explains, happened at her home, where her boyfriend called an ambulance to rush her to the hospital because she was vomiting, fatigued and experiencing shortness of breath—though at the time...
