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- What to Expect With hATTR With Polyneuropathy
hATTR with polyneuropathy is a rare progressive disease that affects many parts of the body, but most specifically the nerves in your hands and feet.
- Happy Weight vs. Healthy Weight: What Does It Mean?
If you’re wondering, "How much should I weigh?" or can’t seem to reach your ideal weight, here's help. You can be healthy and happy by eating well and exercising often, even if you aren’t at your "perfect" weight.
- Can Spiritual/Religious Practice Improve Your Health?
A strong spiritual life may protect your mental health. Find out how religion and spirituality can boost your well-being.
- Who Needs Genetic Testing for hATTR With Polyneuropathy?
Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR) with polyneuropathy is rare, but with diagnosis through genetic testing, you can find answers and treatment.
- Living Day to Day With Psoriasis
Lifestyle changes can help improve your psoriasis and your overall health. Follow these expert tips.
- My PsA Treatment Journey
It’s a challenge to get your PsA symptoms under control. Here, one patient advocate shares what they’ve learned on their treatment journey.
- Getting Biologics for Psoriasis: What to Know
Biologic therapy is a breakthrough treatment for psoriasis, but what do you need to know before you try it? One woman shares the ups and downs of her biologics treatment journey.
- How Your hATTR With Polyneuropathy May Progress
A look at how hATTR advances, and working with your doctor to get palliative and end-of-life care.
- Fitness for People in Wheelchairs
People who use wheelchairs can benefit from exercise. Learn seated fitness tips to boost your quality of life and improve your health.
- I Have MS and Tried a Stem Cell Transplant
Learn how a stem cell transplant put one woman’s MS into remission.
- Fighting Fatigue From Psoriatic Arthritis
Fatigue is a common symptom of psoriatic arthritis. Learn about the connection and ways to find relief.
- MS: Apps That Can Help You Manage Your Condition
You’ll find tons of apps for multiple sclerosis, but they won’t all suit your needs. Here’s how to choose the right MS app for you, whether you want a serious tool to monitor your health or a useful app to help you stay on top of your medications and appointments.
- Create a Healthy Living Plan for Ages 50+
Working with your health care team, prioritizing mental health, and adopting healthy lifestyle behaviors will do wonders for your well-being.
- The Importance of Healthy Aging for People of Color
People of color have unique health challenges as they age. Get advice on how to take care of yourself after you turn 50.
- Share Your Healthy Lifestyle With Others
Living a healthy lifestyle can be easier when you have someone to practice your habits with you. Learn the importance of friends and how to make them.
- Health Risks for Adults 50+ (and How to Address Them)
From creaky knees to cancer, here’s what should be on your radar after 50. Learn how to care for your health after this milestone birthday.
- Ways Life Can Get Better After Age 50
You can look forward to getting older. Greater resilience, happiness, confidence, and flexibility await you in your 50s and beyond.
- CAR T-Cell Therapy: Disparities in Treatment
Access to this treatment is limited in people of color, especially African Americans. Researchers explore why.
- Weight and Diabetes: Understanding the Link
The link between obesity and type 2 diabetes is strong. Learn what complications to watch out for and how your social connections can help.
- When to See a Vet for Fleas and Ticks
You might see fleas or ticks on your pet or you might notice them scratching. Learn when you should see your vet about fleas and ticks.
- Tips on Applying Flea and Tick Treatments
Prevention is key to keeping your pet safe from fleas and ticks. Here’s a look at the different types of prevention and how they work.
- Cultural Considerations in Health Care
Your racial/ethnic group may raise your risk to develop certain diseases. Here’s how to talk to your doctor about your health care.
- Nature vs. Nurture: How Much Do Genes Matter When It Comes to Health?
Your genes may play a role in your health, but they aren’t your destiny. There’s a lot you can do to stay healthy and keep problems at bay.
- How to Gather Your Family Health History
Your family health history doesn’t need to be a mystery. Here’s how to collect the details you need and put them to good use to protect your health.
- Weight Goals: How Your Circles Help
Research shows that you can lose weight more successfully if you enlist the help of family and friends. Here’s why support is so key.
- Getting Active: It's a Team Effort
Social support is key when it comes to exercise. Here, one woman describes how she and her partner add activity to their everyday life.
- Sleep Hygiene: It Starts at Home
Getting good sleep is important for your health. Learn how you can build healthy sleeping habits for you and your loved ones.
- The Psychology of Habits That Stick
Setting goals for new habits is fun, but making them stick can be much harder. Read more to learn the science behind creating habits.
- What Women Should Know About Cardiovascular Tests
As a woman in the U.S., it’s crucial to know your chances of heart disease and stroke. Get the facts on screening and the importance of family history.
- Mammogram: Know the Facts
No one looks forward to a mammogram. But knowing what to expect and having the support of loved ones can help make the process a little less overwhelming.
- Easing Your Concerns About Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy isn’t as scary as it sounds. Learn how one woman uses her experience to help loved ones take this important test and safeguard their health.
- Places On Your Dog You’re Most Likely to Find Ticks
When your dog has been outside, it’s smart to do a quick tick check to look for parasites on your pup. Here are the places you are likely to find ticks.
- My Experience as a Black Person With Lung Cancer
Having lung cancer can be a different experience for people of color. One woman shares her story.
- More Evidence Suggests That ‘Long Flu’ Is a Thing
You may have never heard of it, but you may have had it. More evidence points to "long flu" being a real phenomenon, with a large study showing symptoms persist at least 4 weeks or more after some people are hospitalized for the flu.
- Life After Myasthenia Gravis Surgery
One woman details her decision to get a thymectomy.
- La relación entre la dieta y los brotes en la piel
Si tienes dermatitis atópica puedes hacerte pruebas para ver si hay alimentos que te puedan causar los brotes, el enrojecimiento y la picazón en la piel.
- La dermatitis atópica: cómo dormir lo suficiente
Obtén más información sobre cómo puedes calmar la picazón que acompaña a la dermatitis atópica para que puedas descansar.
- Cómo saber si necesitas tratamiento avanzado para la dermatitis atópica
¿Cuándo es necesario pasar de un tratamiento tópico a uno que aclare la piel en todo el cuerpo? Entérate cómo puedes tomar la decisión con tu dermatólogo.
- Alivio del dolor crónico: nuevos tratamientos
Gracias a los nuevos avances en los medicamentos y la tecnología, hoy día tenemos mejores soluciones para el alivio del dolor crónico.
- Cómo saber si la resequedad en la piel es a causa de la dermatitis atópica
Obtén más información sobre la dermatitis atópica y sus síntomas y la razón por la cual es tan importante que recibas el diagnóstico correcto.
- The Holiday Blues: Protect Your Mental Health This Holiday Season
In the WebMD webinar, John Whyte, MD, MPH, explained what the holiday blues are, how they can affect you, and what ways you can prevent and overcome them.
- Dry January: A Month With No Alcohol?
Millions both in the U.K. and across the pond in the U.S. have vowed to skip alcohol for January 2024. What are the benefits?
- Native American Pregnant Women’s Heart Health: Expert’s View
American Indian/Alaska Native women have heart health risks during pregnancy. Jason Deen, MD, explains what helps.
- La dermatitis atópica: qué se debe saber sobre la piel dañada
La dermatitis atópica puede causar brotes con picazón y piel agrietada. Obtén más información sobre cómo te puedes cuidar la piel y prevenir daños adicionales.
- Advice for mSCLC Caregivers: What You Need to Know
Caregivers provide support for people with metastatic small-cell lung cancer. Here’s advice on how to take care of yourself and your loved one.
- Diversifying Nutrition and Dietetics: Expert Q&A
Food is more than nutrition. It often reflects culture, ethnicity, and even religion. Consulting with an expert from a diverse background can improve health outcomes.
- What I’ve Learned About the Challenges of MG
A doctor who regularly treats myasthenia gravis patients details what he has learned from them and how he applies those lessons to his own life.
- How I Decided to Continue My Life and Work With Geographic Atrophy
Geographic atrophy occurs at the later stages of macular degeneration. One patient details how new treatments and low-vision devices make living with geographic atrophy easier.
- Do You Have the Flu, RSV, COVID, or a Cold?
Winter is almost here, and with it may come runny noses, coughing, and congestion. But how do you know if you just have a common cold, or if you have one or more of the three respiratory viruses that make up the “tripledemic” – RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), COVID-19, and influenza?
- What I’ve Learned From My Patients About the Challenges of Geographic Atrophy
A doctor who regularly treats patients with geographic atrophy details what he has learned from them and the inspiration they bring.