Office on Women's Health Blog
Heart Health, Stroke, and Diabetes
Kidney Disease: What You Need to Know
Dr. Kajal Patel shares how women can keep their kidneys healthy and what they need to know about chronic kidney disease.
An Interview About Heart Health
Dr. Rachel Dreyer shares the basics you need to know about heart disease and how to keep your heart healthy.
An Interview About Heart Health: Drs. Dhruva and Redberg
Drs. Sanket Dhruva and Rita Redberg answer our top questions about heart disease and how to keep your heart in tip-top shape. Read the interview.
Barbra Streisand and Vivek Murthy: How We Can Help Save Women's Lives
Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, Barbra Streisand
Too many women are dying from a largely preventable disease. Cardiovascular disease kills one woman in America nearly every 90 seconds.
"My Cardiologist Says I'm a Miracle"
Heart disease was never something I worried about. But less than a year ago, I found out I had a 99% blockage in my left anterior descending coronary artery.
Eating for Your Health and Your Heart
I can admit it: I love food. But my mother taught me a long time ago that what you put into your body, and how much, matters.
Caregiving Changed Me: One Daughter's Story
Agreed denial. That was our little dance — my mother and me — when it came to her health concerns.
2 Words, 2 Years, 5 Posts You Need to Read
. Two words, so many topics. Check out five of the OWH Director's favorite posts and why she think every woman should read them.
5 Things to Know: Planning for a Healthy Retirement
May is clearly my month! We focus on my kind of people: older women. As wise as I feel, there are things we wish we had known when we were younger
What It Feels Like When a Woman Has a Heart Attack
What do you see when you imagine a heart attack? Does the victim — probably a man — stop what he's doing, clutch his chest, and fall to the floor? We call that the "Hollywood Heart Attack." It doesn't paint the most accurate picture, particularly for women. The truth is: Heart attacks can be much harder to spot. Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States. More women than men die from their heart attacks.
