Women Too Need to Pay Attention to Heart Disease

Women Too Need to Pay Attention to Heart Disease
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Arleen Richards
By Arleen Richards, NTD News Legal Correspondent
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NEW YORK—Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of both women and men in the United States. But for years, women haven’t received the same lifesaving care that men do, partly because they have different symptoms that are misdiagnosed or marginally treated.

Nieca Goldberg, M.D., medical director of the Women's Heart Program at NYU Langone Medical Center. (Courtesy of NYU Langone Medical Center)
Nieca Goldberg, M.D., medical director of the Women's Heart Program at NYU Langone Medical Center. Courtesy of NYU Langone Medical Center
Arleen Richards
Arleen Richards
NTD News Legal Correspondent
Arleen Richards is NTD's legal correspondent based at the network's global headquarters in New York City, where she covers all major legal stories. Arleen holds a Doctor of Law (J.D.).
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