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- Raise Your Voice About Your Metastatic Breast Cancer
Metastatic breast cancer is a complex diagnosis. Women of color have unique challenges. Learn how and when to speak up to get the care you need.
- When Is a Biologic Right for Psoriasis?
Learn more about how these medications work to fight psoriasis symptoms, and who they're best for.
- Psoriasis Remission: What to Expect
Sometimes, even when your skin is clear, you're not in remission. Learn what psoriasis remission is and how you could get there.
- My Tips for Dealing With Psoriasis
A woman who lives with moderate to severe psoriasis shares ways she manages her condition.
- The Emotional Impact of Psoriasis
How one woman manages the emotional impact of moderate to severe psoriasis.
- Making Your Myasthenia Gravis Treatment Work for You
Learn tips and strategies from an expert for what to expect when you have myasthenia gravis and how to make the most of your treatment.
- Dealing With the Fatigue of Myasthenia Gravis
Managing fatigue is a big part of living with myasthenia gravis. See how one person deals with the daily “roller coaster” of changing energy levels.
- How to Beat Myasthenia Gravis Triggers
The key to living well with myasthenia gravis is managing triggers. Learn the common triggers, how to avoid them, and make the best of it when you can’t.
- How to Respond to Someone’s Guilt Trip
What do you say when you’re the target of someone’s guilt trip? And what do you tell yourself about it? Read expert advice.
- Even Women Doctors Find Their Symptoms Aren’t Taken Seriously
Female doctors-turned-patients share their insights about why women’s symptoms are so often dismissed – and how to fix it.
- What Is Battered Woman Syndrome?
Battered woman syndrome is a form of trauma. The psychological effects of living with constant abuse and control make it almost impossible for some women to leave their partners.
- Tips and Strategies for Managing Life With Children With ADHD
Parents and caregivers of children with ADHD provide tips to help manage symptoms, teach coping skills, and improve daily life.
- How to Retool Your Parenting Skills When Raising a Child With ADHD
A new diagnosis calls for an adjustment to your discipline strategy. Here’s what may work best for your child.
- Helping Your Child Come to Terms With Their ADHD
A new diagnosis can bring relief -- but also new worries. Here’s how to navigate them with your child.
- The Influencer: How Finding Her Voice Inspired a Community of Self-Healers
An Instagram influencer helps other people with Crohn’s and IBD heal themselves
- Did Your Doctor Fat-Shame You? Was It Weight Bias?
Many people have felt judged for being overweight. The fat phobia, weight bias, or weight stigma that other people subject them to can be harmful. Read experts’ advice.
- Boosting Minority Enrollment in Clinical Trials
Learn why these disparities exist and what’s necessary to improve them.
- The Chef: How the Kitchen Can Heal and Help You Love Food Again
A chef with Crohn’s disease found the kitchen was the best place to heal and to rediscover his love of food.
- The Seeker: How Searching for ‘Weird’ Holistic Remedies Can Make You Stronger
Seeking out alternative remedies such as acupuncture, Chinese herbs, prenatal yoga, and baby food helped manage my Crohn’s.
- Why Women Lose Interest in Sex -- and What Helps
Loss of sexual desire happens for countless reasons. But it’s not always the problem you may think it is. Here’s what you need to know.
- Psychology of a Song: What Makes These Grammy-Nominated Tracks Tick?
Ahead of this year’s awards, we explore why five of this year’s nominees might strike an emotional chord.
- Who Should Be Allowed to Donate Blood?
Many believe the U.S.’s blood donation policy is out of date and discriminatory. But what might a more science-based approach look like?
- Why Good Sleep Matters for Your Heart’s Health
Not enough zzz's? Too many? Both can affect your cardiac health.
- PMS and Sleep: What’s the Connection?
Can't sleep before you get your period? Here's why -- and what you can do about it.
- Get Morning Light, Sleep Better at Night
Find out why morning light can make for a better night’s sleep – and how much time it takes in the morning.
- How to Change Your Mindset About Sleep
Do you dread bedtime because sleep isn’t restorative for you? Maybe it’s time for a sleep mindset change. Here’s how to shift your thinking on sleep.
- What’s the Best Temperature for Sleep?
Keeping your bedroom cool, even when it’s cold outside, may help you get longer, more restful sleep.
- Diversifying Medical Illustrations for Skin of Color
Some skin conditions -- like eczema, psoriasis, and others -- may look different on different skin colors. Doctors, medical students, and medical illustrators are working to diversify images to reflect that.
- Sensual Vs. Sexual: What’s the Difference?
What’s the difference between being sensual or sexual? Can you be both? Find out what these terms have in common and how they differ.
- The Romantic: A Bowel Resection Is Not an Obstacle to Love
A commitment to honesty is the foundation of the right approach to relationships with a person who has Crohn’s
- WebMD/Medscape Reveal Winners of ‘Meddys’ Film Awards
Readers weighed in on Best Doctor, Best Medical Film, and other categories in our inaugural movie awards.
- The Future of Major Depressive Disorder Treatment
Treatment for major depressive disorder has made rapid advances, with new therapies that fit each person. An expert talks about the latest research.
- How I Plan for Major Depressive Disorder Episodes
Major depressive disorder can ebb and flow. Here’s how someone with the condition manages the down times.
- Major Depressive Disorder and Relationships
Depression affects both you and those around you. An expert who lives with the condition shares ways you can help others to help you.
- How I Talk About Major Depressive Disorder
It can be hard to be open with others about major depressive disorder. Here’s how one person with the condition talks about it.
- Dealing With the Stigma of Major Depressive Disorder
Learn from a mental health advocate how the stigma of depression is changing and how acceptance is the first step to managing major depressive disorder.
- Living With Major Depressive Disorder
See how one person manages the ups and downs of major depressive disorder -- and how her depression inspired her career as a therapist.
- How Scientists Adapted an Ancient Art Form to Create Nanoscopic Medical Tools
The basic principles of origami have changed the way biomedical engineers look at their work.
- Sci-Fi Tech Could Solve World’s Water Crisis
Surprising technologies could help provide access to clean water and solve the worldwide water crisis.
- Vegan Recipes for Carnivores
Instead of meat, focus on texture, acid, fat, and umami to make any dish taste great. Discover those elements in these protein- and flavor-packed recipes.
- Best Hacks for Living With Ankylosing Spondylitis
When you have ankylosing spondylitis, day-to-day things like bathing and dressing yourself can be a task. Try these tips to make life easier.
- High on Marijuana Anonymous
Marijuana Anonymous is a 12-step program that helps chronic users nip addiction in the bud.
- What to Expect When Your Kid Becomes a Tween
During the tween years (8 through 12), children may become more independent, experience puberty, and value peer relationships over family ties.
- What Is ‘Good’ Stress?
Surprise: Stress is not always bad for you. Find out what “eustress,” or “good stress,” is and how it differs from toxic “distress.”
- The Scientist: A Physician Who Heals Himself and Others
The breakthrough studies of a world-renowned Crohn’s researcher have helped millions – including himself
- The Runner: I Will Always Be a Runner Even on Days When I Can’t Run
A marathon runner explains how Crohn’s disease has made her stronger.
- Adult Sibling Rivalry: How to Make Peace
Sibling rivalries come down to how kids perceive they’re treated by parents. An imbalance causes strain even as adults. Empathy can help you make amends.
- What Are End-of-Life Doulas?
End-of-life doulas, or “death doulas,” help people nearing death prepare emotionally and spiritually.
- What Is a Lactation Massager?
A handheld lactation massager may be used to help someone who’s breastfeeding and has clogged ducts or engorged breasts, but old-fashioned remedies may be better.
- As Fires Rage, Survivors Struggle to Find Care
More and more people are victims of fires. Are they getting the long-term care they need?