Estrogen, when used with a progestin, can increase the risk of heart disease (such as heart attacks), stroke, serious blood clots in the lungs/legs, dementia, and cancer of the breast/ovaries. The risk for serious side effects may depend on the dose of estrogen and the length of time it is used.
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Jamie Zimmerman, a doctor and reporter with ABC News' medical unit, has drowned while on vacation in Hawaii. She was 31. Zimmerman apparently lost her footing while trying to cross the Lumahai River on Kauai's north shore and was swept out to sea, ABC News President James Goldston said in a note to staff Thursday. She died Monday, according to a lengthy post written by Zimmerman's mother, Jordan, on the doctor's Facebook page. Scroll down for video. Last known photo: Jamie Zimmerman, a doctor and reporter with ABC News' medical unit, drowned while on vacation in Hawaii Monday.