When you have multiple sclerosis (MS), your immune system works against you. Left unchecked, immune cells attack the protective layer that surrounds your nerve fibers. Doctors used to think your immune T cells were the main culprit in this. Immune…
Year: 2023
Ryan Piansky, a PhD student at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has had eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) since he was 2 years old. The condition causes swelling in your esophagus from too many white blood cells. Certain food allergies – meat,…
Standard treatments ease depression for a lot of people, but they don’t work for everyone. At least 30% of those who try two or more antidepressants continue to have serious symptoms. That’s called treatment-resistant depression. If it happens to you,…
Nov. 7, 2023 — When Allan Greenberg was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2012, he elected to take a then-uncommon approach to treating the disease. He did practically nothing. Instead of treating his prostate cancer with radiation or surgery, Greenberg chose…
“To truly heal, we need to create a healing space—physically, emotionally, and spiritually.” ~Lynn Keegan Growing up, I never understood the importance of taking care of myself. I thought my body was invincible, and I treated it quite poorly. I…
By Jose Scher, MD, as told to Hope Cristol Psoriatic arthritis is a condition that brings many challenges, both for patients and for doctors. One of the most important ones is that you need to have patience with this disease….
By Jasvinder Singh, MD, as told to Sonya Collins What attracts me to research into psoriatic arthritis and other rheumatic diseases is that the discoveries we make can improve function and quality of life for people. It can give them…
Psoriatic arthritis remission is possible. Find out the story of how one young man got to remission and gained hope for the future. [og_img] 2023-11-06 19:34:09
Psoriatic arthritis flares are part of living with the condition. Find out how one woman deals with psoriatic arthritis flare-ups. [og_img] 2023-11-06 20:16:22
“‘What if I fall?’ Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?” –Erin Hanson Have you ever considered how much you’d be willing to tolerate before feeling forced to leave a workplace? In this economy, people wonder whether leaving their…