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- Digital Twins May Change Clinical Trials Forever
Artificial Intelligence may spell the end of the control group.
- Optimizing Treatment For Inoperable Lung Cancer
There are more treatments than ever for inoperable lung cancer. Here’s how to make your therapy work toward its fullest.
- Advice That Helps, Advice that Hurts
A non-small-cell lung cancer survivor and advocate shares the words that helped and hurt her the most.
- How My Care Team Helped Me
If you have inoperable lung cancer, you rely on your lung cancer care team. Here, one patient explains why finding the right one is so important.
- Grandma and Grandpa on Drugs: The Older Adult Opioid Epidemic
The number of opioid-related deaths of Americans ages 55 and up soared 1,886% between 1999 and 2019
- Black Families and ‘The Talk’
“The Talk” is a conversation in many Black families about how to deal safely with police. How has it changed over recent years?
- Boost Your Mental and Kidney Health
IgA nephropathy can raise your chances of depression, anxiety, and stress. Here are some steps you can take to manage your mental and kidney health.
- Don’t Isolate Yourself When You Have IgA Nephropathy
Learn how to take steps to stay connected to your community when dealing with this disease.
- Help Your Kids Manage School Pressure
The stress of academic pressure can show itself in different ways. Pay attention to big shifts in mood or behavior. Big shifts might be a sign of more serious problems.
- Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids: Good News, With Some Complications
Non-prescription hearing aids have many great benefits such as reducing costs and stigma, but some audiologists are concerned that people will buy them without knowing why they need them or how to use or adjust them properly.
- The Truth About Children’s Resilience
What does it take for a child to be resilient after a major setback? Find out what makes a difference.
- Hospitals Train to Curb Maternal Deaths
The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. is the highest among industrialized nations. And it’s three times as common among Black women as in white women in the U.S. Here’s what one New York hospital is doing to train doctors to respond.
- Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors: New Law Offers Healing
A one-year “look-back window” for survivors to file lawsuits against abusers and institutions gives New Yorkers a chance to heal
- How to Advocate for Yourself as a Pregnant Woman of Color
The maternal mortality rate for Black women in the U.S. is nearly three times higher than it is for white women. If you’re a pregnant Black woman, what can you do to help protect yourself and your baby?
- Blood-Sucking Leeches: Quack Medicine or Medical Miracle?
Leeching was once quackery of the worst sort. But the leech has been quietly making a comeback in the field of reconstructive microsurgery
- Understanding What People Aren’t Saying
When you have advanced breast cancer, your loved ones may have some things on their mind. Here are some of the most common questions and concerns.
- Health Insurance and Abortion
Here are answers to common questions on whether health insurance covers abortion.
- Leftover Food Dangers and How to Avoid Them
Foods that may seem just fine can have bacteria that causes food poisoning. Here’s how to enjoy your favorite foods safely the second time around.
- Hair Color for Natural Hair: What to Know
If you have natural hair and you’re thinking of coloring it, read this first.
- Dying for Attention: Faking Illness Becomes an Online Epidemic
A recent surge in factitious disorder has taken place online, and it appears to be due largely to TikTok.
- How to Make Your Staycation Feel Like a Getaway
Your next staycation shouldn’t be just time to catch up on errands. Here’s how to make sure it feels like a true break.
- What to Expect When Taking OTC Supplements for Migraines
Find out what you can expect when taking OTC supplements for migraines.
- Tell Us About How You Figured Out the Cause of Your Migraines
We want to know how you found the cause of your migraines. Or if you’re still searching for the cause, what are your strategies?
- What Do You Do When Your Doctor Dismisses Your Symptoms?
Has your doctor dismissed your symptoms? Share how you deal with your doctor not taking you seriously.
- How to Manage Migraine Guilt
Learn how you can manage migraine guilt with self care, grace, forgiveness, and stress reduction.
- Can You Really Get Psoriasis on Your Teeth?
Find out what you can expect with oral psoriasis and if you can really get psoriasis on your teeth.
- Ingredients to Help Natural Hair Thrive
A board-certified dermatologist and a celebrity hairstylist share ingredients and tips to help natural hair thrive.
- Facial Twitching and Multiple Sclerosis
Muscle spasms are common with multiple sclerosis. Here’s what to know if MS facial twitching affects you.
- Tips For Driving With RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis)
Joint pain and stiffness can make it hard to drive. Here are tips for driving when you have rheumatoid arthritis.
- Doing Hobbies With RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis)
RA can make it harder to move, but you can still enjoy hobbies if you plan ahead, use tools, and rest when you need it.
- Wegovy: When Insurance Won’t Cover Your Meds
Wegovy, a new obesity drug, works wonders, but patients struggle for insurance coverage.
- Can’t Find a Therapist Who Takes Insurance? Try This
If you’re hoping to use your insurance to help offset the cost of mental health treatment, here’s what you need to know.
- Calling Your Health Insurance Company? Don’t Say This
While dealing with your insurer can feel overwhelming – especially if you need to discuss an issue that’s complicated or confusing – you can make the communication go as smoothly as possible by following a few simple dos and don’ts.
- Are You Enabling a Loved One’s Addiction?
What does it mean to “enable” someone’s addiction, and are you doing it? Learn the signs and how to stop it, for your loved one’s good.
- Lead Exposure Is Still a Problem for Kids, and the Pandemic Has Made It Worse
Even low levels of lead exposure can lower cognitive performance, cause learning difficulties, and prompt behavior issues. And we’ve stopped testing for it.
- Finding a Transgender-Friendly Doctor
Transgender medical care can be complex. Here’s how to find an affirming doctor who’s right for you.
- Finding Support for Chronic Heart Failure
Social and emotional support is critical to managing heart failure. Find out how to get the care you need.
- Heart Failure: How Race Plays a Role
Get the facts on how and why heart failure affects people of color.
- Coming to Terms With Chronic Heart Failure
How one person went from feeling shocked about a heart failure diagnosis to accepting life with chronic heart failure.
- Managing Heart Failure With Other Conditions
Heart failure with other conditions: How one person manages heart failure, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
- What Happens When You Contact 988 About Suicide?
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, 988 is a new way to call, text, or chat the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Find out what to expect.
- Should You Hire an ADHD Coach for Your Child?
ADHD coaches teach children and teens with ADHD study skills and goal setting and help them follow through. Find out what to expect.
- How Do You Advocate For Yourself?
Tips on why self-advocacy is important.
- How to Buy Compression Socks
Facts to consider when buying compression socks.
- Is There a Relationship Between Blood Sugar Levels and Sleep?
Find out if a good night's rest has any effect on blood sugar levels.
- Explaining Parental Depression to Kids
Find out how to start the conversation about depression with kids.
- CGM Versus Fingerstick
Information on diabetes management with fingersticks vs CGM.
- I Am Grateful For The Things I Can Still Do
Information on living daily with MS.
- Is There a Genetic Component to AS?
Discussion on how Ankylosing spondylitis may have genetic implications.
- How Does Your Condition Affect Your Job? And What Are Your Solutions and Workarounds?
Discussion of accommodations for those with illnesses.