How to Advocate for Yourself
To stay healthy and manage your rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it’s best to take an active role in your treatment. Understanding your disease, weighing your options, and forming a partnership with your doctors will help you advocate for what you need. “Remember than you are at the center of your care,” says Adena Batterman, […]
Can You Remove an IUD on Your Own?
A professor who led a study on women’s attempts to remove their IUDs found there’s a high risk of failure, but there’s really no harm in doing it yourself if you want to try. Source link
How treatment and management of MS has changed over the years, and what’s next.
By Benjamin Segal, MD, as told to Kara Mayer Robinson We’ve come a long way in treating MS — it’s been one of the biggest success stories in medicine. Over the last 20 years, there has been a revolution in drugs that change the course of the disease, particularly relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). […]
From Public to Personal: Pandemic Lessons Learned
Dec. 23, 2020 — What are the most critical lessons of the coronavirus crisis? WebMD asked health experts on the front lines of the nation’s COVID-19 response effort to weigh in on this question and to reflect on how the crisis has affected them personally. Their answers provide insights into the pandemic’s impact. […]
COVID Doesn’t Pass to Baby During Pregnancy
While finding lower-than-expected levels of protective antibodies in umbilical cord blood, researchers found high levels of influenza antibodies, possibly from maternal flu vaccination, according to the study. In other viruses or vaccines, antibodies tend to be transferred at much higher levels, possibly for evolutionary reasons because babies can’t develop their own antibodies until 6 […]
6 Ways to Improve Back Pain
When Deanne Bhamgara took a tumble off her electric scooter on a pier in San Diego, she didn’t make much of it at first. The fall left her sore, but she felt only little pain. But over the next several days, she slowly began to hurt more and more. ”What started as a tingling sensation […]
State-by-State Guide to COVID Vaccine Information
Dec. 24, 2020 — People eager to get a COVID-19 vaccine will need to be patient. Although some political figures and celebrities have already received the vaccine, distribution for the public will take more time. Each state has set priorities about who gets the vaccine first, based on recommendations from the federal government. Currently, […]
A Day in My Life
By Tami Borcherding, as told to Sarah Ludwig Rausch I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) 10 years ago, the summer before my first grandchild was born. Before I went in to see my doctor, I knew something was going on. A couple of mornings, I couldn’t move my hands because they were […]
Looking Back on 2020: Top COVID-19 Search Terms
National Institutes of Health: “Therapeutic Management of Patients with COVID-19.” World Health Organization: “Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Similarities and differences with influenza.” FDA: “FDA cautions against use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for COVID-19 outside of the hospital setting or a clinical trial due to risk of heart rhythm problems.” YouTube: “COVID-19 food safety tips,” Jeffrey VanWingen. […]
As COVID Numbers Rise, So Does ‘Psychic Numbing’
Dec. 23, 2020 — The headlines are sobering: “COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 9/11 Deaths in Single Day,” and, more recently, “2020 is the Deadliest Year in U.S. History.” It seems that having 3,000 people die each day should spark widespread compassion and a change in public behavior to stop the spread of the virus. But […]