Aug. 4, 2023 — Around 1.5 million Americans live with systemic lupus erythematosus, the most common form of lupus, and more than half of them regularly get headaches. New research now shows that these often are not just normal headaches. For many, they’re…
Photo Credit: Moment / Getty Images SOURCES: Samantha Holmgren, registered dietitian, Canada. Leena Chitnis, California. David Chandler, CEO, Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Alliance CDC: “Psoriasis.” National Psoriasis Foundation: “Psoriasis Statistics,” “Understanding Psoriatic Disease,” “Psoriasis and Skin of Color,” “Little Stretches,…
The “cure” was often more horrifying than the disease – because the cure was mercury, one of the most well-known toxic substances in the world. In the 1800s and early 1900s, doctors often prescribed mercury for syphilis and other venereal…
4:00 p.m. I am suddenly aware of my heartbeat. It feels more insistent than normal. Is it faster? Is it jagged? Am I out of breath? I try to reason with myself: I’ve just done a brisk walk pushing the…
By MIKE MAGEE If you wanted to create a motto for the summer of 2023 – one that would stand the test of time from the medical exam room of Ohio to the gilded bathroom of Mar-a-lago – it would…
BY KIM BELLARD For better and for worse, our healthcare system is built around physicians. For the most part, they’re the ones we rely on for diagnoses, for prescribing medications, and for delivering care. And, often, simply for being a…
By Ashley Bobo, LCSW, as told to Kara Mayer Robinson When you have major depressive disorder (MDD), understanding what to expect can help you manage the ups and downs. When someone I work with is newly diagnosed, I spend a…
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“A codependent person is one who has let another person’s behavior affect him or her and who is obsessed with controlling that person’s behavior.” ~Melody Beattie From a young age, I felt insecure in my own skin. I was a…
PHOTO CREDITS: Zach McCallum: Photo courtesy of Zach McCallum Katrina Martin: Photo courtesy of Katrina Martin Les Henderson: Photo courtesy of Les Henderson Zach McCallum: Photo courtesy of Zach McCallum SOURCES: Mount Sinai: “Endometriosis.” Katrina Martin, endometriosis advocate, Aurora, CO. …
