SOURCES: Mellanie True Hills, founder and CEO, StopAfib.org, Texas. Michael Terns, police officer, Tennessee. Wilson Lee, office director, Malaysia. Kelly Sharp, graduate student, Indiana. Harvard Medical School: “Atrial fibrillation: Common, serious, treatable.” CDC: “What is atrial fibrillation?” American Heart Association:…
You may have heard that a paleo diet can help with weight loss. That’s most likely because it’s filled with of lean meats, fish, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds while being low in carbohydrates and processed and sugary foods. But…
June 1, 2023 — With the U.S. surgeon general warning of a crisis of loneliness among older Americans, one optimistic voice we could all use right now is Morrie Schwartz. Schwartz, a Brandeis University sociology and social psychology professor who passed away…
By Randy Longman, MD, as told to Marijke Vroomen Durning, RN I’ve been working with patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn’s disease, for about 15 years now. Treating patients with chronic illnesses like Crohn’s disease can be…
By Tauseef Ali, MD as told to Marijke Vroomen Durning, RN Managing patients with a chronic condition like Crohn’s disease is challenging professionally and personally. I’ve been working with this population and people with other gastrointestinal disorders for more than 15…
June 2, 2023 – Last month, journalist and actor Maria Menounos told People that she’d been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer after having a full-body MRI scan. The scan had detected a 1.5-inch mass on her pancreas after CT scans and other…
June 2, 2023 — Anxiety, depression, and COVID-19 can be a bad combination for your brain — and your long-term health. Having anxiety and depression before a COVID infection increases the risk of developing long COVID, researchers have found. Those…
WebMD has hidden the identity and location of Mary M. and Andrew in order to protect the mental health and safety of Andrew and his family. It’s May 13, 2022, and Mary M. is in a panic. Just a day…
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