Weill Cornell Medicine's Women's Health Advisor (WHA)
Volume 27 • Number 12 • December 2023
Reduce Your Risk of Stroke by Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices
A stroke, also known as a brain attack, happens when blood flow to the brain is blocked or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts. Stroke is the fifth-leading cause of death for women in the United States, and one in five women between the ages of 55 and …
Issue Highlights
- Frontline: Phototherapy for Alzheimer's Treatment; Timing of Exercise and Weight Loss; Knee Replacement Surgery
- Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Depends on Age and Level of Risk
- Sip Water Throughout the Day to Stay Hydrated and Healthy
- Holistic Therapies for Pain Harness the Mind-Body Connection
- Ask Dr. Etingin: Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Red Blood Cell Count
