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Women's Health

Up-to-date news, stories and tips on living healthy and wellness for women. Find health news, nutrition tips, fitness tips and more.

Woman’s heart attack symptoms dismissed as panic attack by paramedics: ‘No one had my back’

Katherine Fitzgerald felt like she was dying, but paramedics told her it was a panic attack. She soon learned she was right and wonders if her complications were from delayed care.
Katherine Fitzgerald
Katherine Fitzgerald

Mom with terminal cancer planned a farewell trip with her son. Then she was cured

Leslie Stone's cancer was aggressive and eventually was in so many places she thought she'd never be without it. A new treatment changed her future.

Sherri Shepherd opens up about secretly getting breast reduction: 'Not a vanity thing'

“This was not a vanity thing. I really needed to have this done because of the pain," she said.
Sherri Shepherd
Sherri Shepherd

Why Shania Twain says menopause was a ‘very good thing’ for her

The Canadian country singer who shed all of her clothes earlier this year for the cover art of her new album said she enjoys her body “more now than ever.”
Shania Twain
Shania Twain

Mom survives colon cancer twice, shares symptoms doctors dismissed: 'I knew something was wrong'

Sherri Rollins describes how she became her own advocate, paid attention to her gut feeling and stayed positive.
Sherri Rollins / Sherri Rollins and family
Sherri Rollins / Sherri Rollins and family

Woman, 56, born with 'backwards' heart' gets new chance at life: 'I was living on borrowed time'

Doctors didn't think she'd make it into adulthood, so when years passed, "it was always in the back of my head that today could be my last day,” she says.
Sheri Johnson
Sheri Johnson

Woman details being impaled by 4-foot stingray in shallow water: 'Super sharp'

She says she got through the ordeal by going into “a meditative state.”

104-year-old who swims 45 minutes every day shares simple tips for long life

Vivian Levy started swimming when was 6. She's still doing it almost 100 years later.
Vivian Levy
Vivian Levy

Woman, 33, thought her 'giant' leg was a knee sprain. It was flesh-eating bacteria

She was “healthy as an ox,” but within days after noticing symptoms, she was close to death.
Jennifer Barlow
Jennifer Barlow

Some people are buying knock-off Ozempic online. Is it safe?

The FDA has warned about "adverse" events from copycat drugs. Here's what to know about compounding pharmacies and their products.
Ozempic
Ozempic