" + "

(NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Congestive heart failure doesn’t have to be a death sentence. Recently Newschannel 3 visited Borgess Medical Center’s Heart Failure Clinic where patients learn to live by managing their illness. Irma Pruve comes to the clinic twice a month. She may not have recognized the symptoms, but during a routine check-up, doctors discovered the beginnings of congestive heart failure, her heart wasn’t pumping blood properly. “A lot of people when they get the diagnosis of heart failure, ..." + "

" + "

Free presentation focuses on women’s heart disease risk factors

" + "

Woman to Woman: The Truth About Our Hearts and Keeping Them Healthy, a free presentation on heart disease risk factors that most affect women, will be offered 7:00-8:30 pm, Tuesday, Feb. 16 at Borgess Medical Center. The presentation will also focus on the most up-to-date strategies for preventing and treating cardiovascular disease in women. The program presenter, Soundos Moualla, MD, of the Heart Center for excellence, was trained in cardiac care at the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic,..." + "

" + "

Dr. Soundos Moualla named Medical Director for Borgess Women’s Heart Program

" + "

Soundos Moualla, MD, of the Heart Center for excellence, has been named Medical Director for the Borgess Women’s Heart Program. Dr. Moualla has long had a special interest in heart care for women, one that started during her training. Dr. Moualla completed a residency and Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, and a Cardiology Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. At both the Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic, she performed her electives i..." + "

" + "

Options exist for dealing with uterine fibroids

" + "

(NEWSCHANNEL 3) – It can cause debilitating pain, and it’s dangerous. One in four women suffer from uterine fibroids, but a hysterectomy isn’t the only option. When Pam Dickinson looks at her doctor, she sees her good luck charm. “I am a different person, totally different person,” said Dickinson. For four and a half years, Dickinson suffered from painful uterine fibroids, non-cancerous tumors in her pelvis. Dickinson had nine of them, some the size of grapefruits. They caused frequent urinatio..." + "

" + "

Dr. Janice Werbinski honored for advancing healthcare resources for women

" + "

Janice Werbinski, MD, OB/GYN, has been honored for her special role in promoting women’s health. Due efforts Dr. Werbinski led, information about women’s health research is much more readily available to physicians and those who teach medicine. Dr. Werbinski, who is Medical Director of Borgess Women’s Health, won the 2009 American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA). Until recently, there was no web site with collected results specifically for research on women. To fill that void, Medpedia..." + "

" + "