By Margret Krakauer, as told to Keri Wiginton My introduction to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) was a day of hell. I’m 79 now, but I had cataract surgery when I was 70. About 4 days after the procedure, I had…
Month: March 2023
This is not your usual piece about gratitude. I am sure you’re familiar with all the benefits of having a regular gratitude practice. Chances are you, as a reader of this blog, have a gratitude routine of yours. I was…
Kristamarie Collman, MD, had long had heavy menstrual periods. But 4 years ago, she started to notice other things that seemed off. She felt unusual pressure in her lower abdomen. She was going to the bathroom more often. The ab…
By Joseph Adelman, as told to Hallie Levine I’ve been married to my wife, Jill, for over 40 years. We’ve been together since my teens. She’s my everything. When we learned in November 2014 that she had advanced macular degeneration…
March 30, 2023 – For Hendree Jones, PhD, executive director of an addiction clinic in Chapel Hill, NC, too many of her patients wait to seek addiction treatment because they’re afraid of facing backlash. They fear having their children taken…
March 30, 2023 — A federal judge in Texas on Thursday struck down the preventive services mandate of the Affordable Care Act, ruling that the need to provide these services violated the religious rights of the plaintiffs. One of the plaintiffs…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Drug overdose deaths — both accidental and intentional — have quadrupled over the past 20 years among older adults in the United States, a new study finds. This…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People suffering from sciatica gain lasting relief from a procedure that uses a fine needle to heat nerve roots near the spine, a new clinical trial shows. The…
March 29, 2023 – If your little one has been begging for a furry friend, there may be another reason to give in. New research shows that exposure to indoor cats and dogs in utero or early infancy leads to fewer…
Mattiedna Johnson wasn’t a microbiologist by trade – she was a nurse – but that didn’t stop her from helping in the race to develop lifesaving antibiotics. Born in 1918 to Mississippi sharecroppers, Johnson was a high school salutatorian before…