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Older women who lack social connections and live alone are more likely to develop hypertension than their male peers.

Until she was diagnosed with depression just 10 years ago, Michelle Williams couldn’t put a name to what she was feeling.

We all need social support. That’s why this year’s NBHAAD theme is “We’re in This Together.”

Individuals with any mental health disorder are 25% less likely to get screened.

When Black men tell their wives or fiancées about experiencing discrimination, this may help them but could harm the women’s health.

Women will account for nearly two thirds of people with Alzheimer’s and related dementias and bear most of the costs.

Women who experienced trauma and six to seven posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms were more likely to develop ovarian cancer.

Pregnancy, estrogen and age at first menstruation are some factors that factor into woman’s risk for developing this progressive disease.

Being female is also linked to antidepressant-induced mania.

The Recess Resistance Toolkit by Positive Women’s Network–USA can help you “bird-dog” Congress members during the August break.

The group of largely middle-aged African-American women had suffered a high rate of trauma.

In the 26 states without expanded Medicaid programs, many poor people will be effectively shut out of health coverage from Obamacare.

Mental or emotional stress might be worse on the heart health of women than it is on men, according to a Penn State College of Medicine study...

Depression is more common among women living with HIV, compared with men living with HIV, according to an international study reported at the...

Studies show Latinas are more likely than other women to have postpartum depression and other mood disorders associated with childbirth, accor...

Women struggling with depression are at higher risk of stroke, according to a study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and...