Cardiovascular disease kills more women annually than all cancers combined, yet many women remain unaware of their unique risk factors and warning signs. Medical professionals consistently report that ...

Chest discomfort in women presents unique challenges for both patients and healthcare providers, as symptoms often manifest differently than the classic presentations typically associated with male ...

Adults 18 to 55 years old who come to the emergency room with chest pain may wait longer and get less thorough workups when they’re female or Black, a new study suggests. Every second counts when ...

Less than 10 percent of heart and lung surgeons in the United States are women. At a recent conference, they vowed to change that.

Doctors performing emergency heart surgery in Australia were not expecting this type of complication – a flash fire that broke out in the patient’s exposed chest cavity. The rare incident was made ...