The global pandemic of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is in the U.S. and the number of people infected and/or exposed is growing daily. According to the CDC, older adults and people with serious chronic medical conditions, like heart disease, diabetes and lung...
Heart disease can impact women before, during and after pregnancy, and it is the number one cause of maternal mortality. As Congress advances legislation to address the rising rate of maternal mortality in the United States, and specifically the disparities in...
It was a brisk morning in February at The Oculus, the imposing white structure that truly looks risen from the ashes of the World Trade Center site. After taking in a silent breath to pay my respects, I entered and immediately identified the energized gathering in the...
[youtube video_id=”uB1lRJuUeNQ” caption=”darlene’s WomenHeart PSA”] I am a six-time marathoner who was diagnosed with advanced heart failure while training for a race that should have been my seventh. I was a whole/healthy foods vegan at...
“My cardiologist saved my heart; WomenHeart saved my life.” This is a refrain we hear often from WomenHeart Champions, and as a Champion myself since 2014, it surely applies to my experience. And it is the passion that will fuel my leadership of this organization for...
