Yamina Cortes

When Night Sweats Aren’t Actually Menopause

Yamina Cortes
March 10th, 2023

What you need to know about the relationship between menopause and heart failure. When Ann Ramirez Duda felt too exhausted and winded to keep up with her job teaching gymnasti...

Menopause Symptoms Can Arise Well Before Menopause: Study

Yamina Cortes
January 12th, 2023

Mood swings. Hot flashes. Night sweats. Bad sleep. These are all debilitating symptoms of menopause, but now new research suggests they can start long before a woman stops hav...

Understanding Hormonal Changes Leading to Menopause

Yamina Cortes
December 16th, 2022

There are two phases of changing hormones leading to menopause, and the first begins when periods are still coming monthly. When do hormonal patterns start to change? ...

Menopause Preparedness Toolkit Video Series

Yamina Cortes
December 16th, 2022

One-third of a woman’s life in developed countries is spent beyond menopause. Although the term menopause is often used loosely to describe the entire time frame of a woman’s ...

Chart showing reproductive health life course

Women’s Reproductive Health Across Life Course and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Later Life

Yamina Cortes
December 16th, 2022

n this presentation Dr. Cortés will provide an overview of the current evidence linking reproductive health, from menarche thru postmenopause, to cardiovascular disease (CVD) ...

Betty Irene Moore Fellows Collaboration Presentation Team

Betty Irene Moore Fellows Collaborate on American Heart Association Presentation

Yamina Cortes
December 16th, 2022

When Betty Irene Moore Fellow Yamnia Cortés pitched the idea of a group presentation focused on cardiometabolic health, four of her Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Lead...

Biomarkers of ADRD Neuropathology in Midlife Latinos

Yamina Cortes
December 15th, 2022

Latinos are the fastest growing group of older adults in the U.S and will experience the greatest increase in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). In fact, by 206...

Menopausia, Salud, Corazón

Yamina Cortes
October 27th, 2022

Heart disease is the second leading cause of death among Latinas. Yet, only 1 in 3 Latinas are aware that heart disease poses a threat to their health. The menopause transitio...

Alumni Spotlight: Yamnia Cortes ’98

Yamina Cortes
October 25th, 2022

When I graduated DLSA in 1998 and attended The Dalton School, I had a difficult time adjusting to the new social environment. I tried to build a support network by participati...

Oprah Daily: For Women of Color, Menopause Is Different

Yamina Cortes
October 25th, 2022

Omisade Burney Scott, 55, is the author of Black Girl’s Guide to Surviving menopause podcast, and social networking project. The first mission is to normalize menopause. This ...