7 'Red Flags' You Need a New Rheumatologist
The Mighty via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen you have a difficult-to-treat chronic illness like rheumatoid arthritis, which has many possible treatment paths and can take years of trial and...
To the Doctor Who Blamed My Fibromyalgia on My Weight
The Mighty via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSometimes, it’s easier just to tell the patient they need to lose weight. To treat us all as if we...
I Was Randomly Attacked By A Stranger. Here’s How It Changed My Whole World.
HuffPost via AOL· 3 months agoAfter taking an ambulance to Lenox Health Greenwich Village, I was diagnosed with having a closed...
When the ‘Mental Scars’ of Chronic Illness Run Deeper than the Actual Scars
The Mighty via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLike many people with chronic illnesses, just getting to a diagnosis was a major challenge for me....
How Rheumatoid Arthritis Changed My Relationship With Pain
The Mighty via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMy science project, inspired by my mother’s type I diabetes, required checking my blood sugar before...
Tom Archdeacon: UD's Taylor Robertson 'a new definition of tough'
Tribune Publishing via Yahoo News· 1 week agoTaylor Robertson is a petite, 5-foot-6, 126-pound junior on the women's track and field team. "She's a new definition of tough for me," is the way Michael Fernandez, her coach ...
‘I Have Lupus, And COVID-19 Is Taking Away One Of The Drugs I Need To Survive’
Women's Health via Yahoo News· 11 months agoLupus symptoms can range from severe joint pain and fatigue and body aches to temporary paralysis if...
5 Tips for Surviving the Medical Industrial Complex
The Mighty via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFour weeks earlier, I had been told my spinal cord was so compressed that I could stop breathing at any time. The doctor made sure I understood how...
16 Things I Wish I Knew After My EDS Diagnosis
The Mighty via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt is almost my two-year anniversary since I was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), and I thought it would be a good idea to share with you...
8 Soaps You Can Use to Help Prevent the Spread of Illness
The Mighty via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“Hand-washing is important for everyone to reduce the risk for contagious infections,” Doug Roberts,...