Health

EnglishAs Erica Rimlinger tells itI'm not denying it, I know that having multiple myeloma is serious and I know what I should do, but choosing a hopeful mindset helps me move forward.My experience with cancer began when I had a consultation…

EnglishMarch is Multiple Myeloma Awareness MonthMultiple myeloma, sometimes simply called myeloma, is a blood cancer that affects thousands of people each year.Here's what you need to know about multiple myeloma, what it is, how it's…

SpanishMarch is Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month.As Erica Rimlinger tells itI'm not denying it - I know that having multiple myeloma is serious and I know what I need to do - but choosing a hopeful attitude helps me move forward.My cancer…

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States. Here you will find 6 numbers that give a good general overview of your cardiovascular health. 1. Blood pressure: The force your blood has to exert to flow through…

March is MS Awareness Month.As told by Shannon Shelton MillerIn 2016 I discovered the world of aviation. A friend posted about the class on social media, and when I arrived I found myself in the corner of a typical gym. But there were…

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March is Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month.Multiple myeloma, sometimes simply called myeloma, is a blood cancer that affects thousands of people each year.Here's what you need to know about multiple myeloma—what it is, how it's treated, and…

I unfortunately spend a lot of time on social media - particularly Instagram - which means that, whether I like it or not, I'm inundated with celebrity images day and night. Most of these celebrities are women under 45 and most appear to be…

Emily Jamea, Ph.D., is a sex therapist, bestselling author, and keynote speaker. You can find her here every month to share her latest thoughts on sex.A few months ago, Rachel, a customer in her late 40s, sat across from me and said…

EnglishAs told by Shannon Shelton MillerMy story actually begins with my mother's health issues. When she was a child, she became seriously ill and no one could understand what was happening to her. In March 1979, he underwent one of the…

SpanishAs told by Shannon Shelton MillerMy own story really begins with my mother's health journey. She had been very sick as a child and no one could figure out what was wrong with her. In March 1979, she underwent one of the first kidney…

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. In 2022, Ashley Abel was working on her doctoral dissertation at Yale when she realized that most of the studies she was reading involved mice. And the lab research she conducted on early embryos also…

Kidney stones can be tiny—sometimes as small as a grain of sand or rice—but still cause severe pain. This is because the pain usually occurs when a stone blocks or stretches the ureter (the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the…

As Erica Rimlinger tells itMy son, home from college for the holidays, loaded the car and drove back to school with his father. After the turbulent visit, I stayed home to clean up. “Whirlwind” could easily describe the mess in the…

EnglishMarch is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.Colon cancer was once considered rare in young people, but now one in five diagnoses of the disease occurs in people under 55. These diagnoses, called “early-onset colorectal…

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.Colorectal cancer was once considered rare in young people, but today one in five diagnoses occurs in people under 55. These diagnoses, called “early-onset colorectal cancer” or…

Osteoporosis is called the silent disease for a reason. People rarely show symptoms of bone disease before a break or fracture occurs.The word “osteoporosis” literally means “porous bone” because it causes the natural holes in your bones to…

William Shakespeare clearly had the uterus in mind when he wrote, “Though she be but small, she is wild!”Your uterus is small – about the size of a clenched fist – but it is a powerful organ that performs many tasks. From protecting human…