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We’re talking about how younger women and men can monitor for breast cancer and recent updates in screening guidelines.

Nationally, the rate of breast cancer for women under 50 is rising faster than the rate of women who are over 50 getting breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.

People born in 1990 are twice as likely as those born in 1950 to develop colon cancer. During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Marc Roth, Medical Director of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Saint Luke’s, joins Health News You Can Use to discuss why the disease is increasingly diagnosed in younger Americans.

We’re talking about how mental health can play a big role in setting yourself up for success when it comes to making healthy lifestyle changes.

In the past, many women born with a heart condition were told they would not be able to birth children safely.

During Heart Month, we talk about why prevention is key and exciting new research that reveals there may be a new way to help slow aging and lengthen our lifespan.

During Heart Month, we are talking about the risks of undiagnosed heart failure and treatment options for those with heart failure.

Dr. Adnan Chhatriwalla, interventional cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, talks about symptoms of heart valve disease, treatment, and keys to long-term heart health.

This week, we’re talking about hypertension in younger women and the importance of knowing and staying on top of your blood pressure.

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in five adults and one in six youths aged 6-17 experience mental health illness each year in the U.S.—and 50% of all lifetime mental illness begins by age 14.