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Belly Fat Linked To Heart Failure Risk

Excess fat stored around the waist is more strongly associated with heart failure risk than BMI, an estimate of body fat based on height and weight, researchers will report at a meeting of the American Heart Association.

“This study highlights the importance of integrating measures of central adiposity such as waist circumference into routine preventive care,” said Dr. Sadiya Khan, a professor of cardiovascular epidemiology at Northwestern University in Chicago, who reviewed the findings.

Common Ingredients in Menopause Supplements Have Hidden Dangers

The rising popularity of menopause supplements highlights a lack of access to evidence-based options, rampant misinformation about hormone therapy, experts say, as well as the longstanding gaps in our knowledge about menopause — even among doctors.

Effectively managing hot flashes, most often through hormone therapy, may have long-term health benefits, too, Dr. Lauren Streicher, medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, tells TODAY.com.

Women Who Undergo Menopause Before 40 Face Higher Heart Attack Risk

A new study found that women who went through so-called premature menopause had 40 percent more fatal and nonfatal heart attacks over the course of their lives.

It underscores the need to include reproductive history and age of menopause in any assessment of a woman’s cardiovascular risk, said Dr. Priya Freaney, the paper’s lead author, who is a cardiologist and the director of Women’s Heart Care at Northwestern University.

Mom with No Symptoms Had Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer — And a Rare Surgery Saved Her Life

A Los Angeles mother of three says she’s lucky to be alive after an uncommon procedure left her cancer-free. After completing the traditional courses of treatment, Piccioli found herself embarking on a path to liver transplantation.

“When liver metastasis is noted, our medical oncologists, along with our transplant surgeons begin to make care pathways tailored to the patient,” Satish Nadig, MD, PhD, transplant surgeon and director of the Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive Transplant Center, told Fox News Digital.

Dr. Jim Adams: Joint Replacements, Cholesterol Testing, GLPs, and More

Dr. Jim Adams, Chief Medical Officer of Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss several health topics. He answers questions about metal implants like knee and hip replacements, the advancements made in the technology that goes into building joint replacements, and PTSD from traumatic events. Then Dr. Adams advises that younger people, starting in their thirties, should get their cholesterol and blood pressure levels checked. And, he gives insight into the growing benefits of GLPs.

This 1 Metric Is a Better Predictor of Heart Failure Than High BMI

Researchers found that having higher levels of fat stored around the abdomen was more strongly associated with heart failure risk than a high bodyweight or BMI, according to an abstract presented at the American Heart Association EP Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2026 on March 17.

Visceral fat tends to be more “inflammatory,” than other types of fat, Dr. Sadiya S. Khan, an associate professor of cardiology and preventive medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, tells TODAY.com.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: New Guidance for Managing Cholesterol

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about new medical guidance that suggests that more adults should consider starting cholesterol-lowering medications earlier to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke.

Meet the Surgeon Who Operated on Lisa Dent’s shoulder

Dr. Matthew Saltzman, Orthopaedic Surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and an Associate Professor on faculty at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent on her first day back from her shoulder injury. Listen in while Dr. Saltzman’s shares details surrounding Lisa’s challenging fracture and how the experts at Northwestern Medicine performed a successful reverse shoulder replacement on her.

Lake Forest Restaurateur Raising Funds to Help Cancer Research

Hairy cell leukemia is a rare type of blood cancer that grows slowly, according to Dr. Dean Tsarwhas, director of oncology at the hospital’s cancer center. (He is not Urso’s doctor.)

“When people have hairy cell leukemia, their bone marrow makes abnormal blood cells that grow out of control and can travel to the spleen, lymph nodes and other parts of the body,” Tsarwhas explained. “When the abnormal hairy cells grow, they can crowd out the healthy cells that normally live in the bone marrow and lead to low blood counts, or they can fill the spleen and lymph nodes, causing them to swell.”