*Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Dr. Pierre Johnson learned early what it meant to navigate a healthcare system that was not built with families like his in mind. Raised by a single mother ...

Uterine fibroids are common growths in or on the walls of the uterus that occur in approximately 40% to 80% of people with one. Fibroids are also particularly common among Black individuals as well.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A local pregnant woman came to Loretto Hospital looking for options to deal with her advanced fibroid after other doctors told her she would likely lose a pregnancy and her fertility.

Lupita Nyong'o is pulling back the curtain on her health struggles. The Oscar-winning actress, who revealed her battle with uterine fibroids last summer, got candid on living with the condition in an ...

Lupita Nyong’o thought her symptoms were normal until 2014. She was fatigued, pre-anemic and burdened by pelvic pain once a month. Her Christian sex education did little to contradict her experience. ...

The actress said her fibroids have returned and doubled since undergoing surgery in 2014 Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She joined the brand in 2021. Theo Wargo/Getty ...

Lupita Nyong'o is taking on a new role. In fact, the Oscar winner is doing everything she can to bring awareness to women’s health as an advocate, especially for those who suffer from uterine fibroids ...

Share on Pinterest Fibroids were linked to 81% higher heart disease risk in a new study. Image credit: Maskot/Getty Images Researchers affiliated with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University ...

Women with uterine fibroids had a disproportionately higher risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in a study of real-world claims data. Fibroids may therefore be a marker for ...

Heart disease has long been the top killer of women in the United States, but new research suggests uterine fibroids, which many may not even be aware they have, could be putting them at a ...