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At 27 years old, Julie Stamm was a young woman in the world of finance. All of the exciting young…
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Why Do DMARDs Take Time to Work for RA?
How long do you need to take a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) for rheumatoid arthritis before it’s fully effective? It…
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Stop Using the Medicine Cabinet. Oh, and Now Clean It Out
Jan. 24, 2024 – If old bottles of prescription medicines and over-the-counter pain relievers are gathering dust behind your bathroom…
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Study Shows Loneliness Raises Mortality Rate for Obese People
Jan. 23, 2024 — Loneliness has been known to be a serious health problem, and a new report makes the…
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Home Tests Detect the New COVID Variant, But May Take Longer
Jan. 23, 2024 – You’ve got the symptoms, but your test for COVID-19 isn’t positive. You’re not alone. JN.1, the…
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Neuroticism Isn’t Funny and May Impact Your Health
Jan. 22, 2024 – In the 1979 comedy Manhattan, Mary (played by Diane Keaton) tells Isaac (Woody Allen) to vent…
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Menstrual Migraine Tips
If you think migraines timed to your menstrual cycle are just something you have to suffer through month after month,…
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Diabetes-Friendly Meal Delivery Plans
The question “What’s for dinner?” becomes more complicated when you have diabetes. Along with budget and time, you need to…
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What I Wish I’d Known
By Kim Lewis, as told to Stephanie Watson As a single mom, I did a lot of juggling. I had…
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The Good Bugs
When Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet eating her curds and whey, she may have been doing more than…
Read MoreIs Havana Syndrome Real? Here’s What History Can Tell Us
Illustration by Iris Johnson By Paul Rogers In 2016, CIA officers in Havana, Cuba, started having unexplained health issues. They…
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Many Respiratory Viruses Peaking in Early 2024
Jan. 19, 2024 – The familiar symptoms are back again – a runny nose, coughing, aches, congestion, and maybe a…
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Self-Care With Endometriosis
SOURCES: Cara King, DO, director, benign gynecologic surgery; associate program director of minimally invasive gynecologic surgery (MIGS), Cleveland Clinic. Ken…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Birth Control if You’re Transgender or Nonbinary
No matter where you are on the gender spectrum, you might choose to use birth control if there’s a chance…
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How Multiple Sclerosis Affects My Relationships
By Carolyn Deming Glaviano, as told to Alexandra Benisek I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis on my birthday. I had…
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Fitting MS Into Your Schedule
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable neurological disease. No two people will have the same exact symptoms. When you have…
Read MoreTop 10 Ways to Boost Your Energy
Everyone is familiar with all-out energy drain — that exhausted day (or night) when no matter how enticing that new…
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Eight Examples of Why Tik Tok Is Not Great for Health Tips
Jan. 16, 2024 – There is no shortage of reasons why getting health and lifeadvice from TikTok is a bad…
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Talking to Your Child About It
Some kids seem to grow up faster than others. That’s even truer if your child has central precocious puberty (CPP).…
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Self-Care Tips for Parents of a Child With Central Precocious Puberty
Parenting a child with any health condition is no small task. While your first priority may be to support them,…
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How It Affects Their Emotions and Social Life
Puberty can be a tough time for any kid. But it might be harder on those with central precocious puberty…
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What’s Next for Bipolar Treatment?
By Paula Zimbrean, MD, as told to Hallie Levine Over the last 2 decades, there have been huge advancements in…
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