March 25, 2022 — Jen Gunter, MD, refuses to stay silent when she sees misleading claims about women’s health products. In fact, the world’s most famous — and outspoken — OB/GYN (as described by The Guardian), is on a social media mission to speak up whenever she sees companies or governments “prey on women’s health … Read more
If you have ulcerative colitis, one of the best ways to stay healthy and keep your disease under control is by taking charge of your own care. This means becoming an expert in yourself — your condition, your health, your needs — and working with doctors and a care team that treat you as a … Read more
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, … Read more
For the first decade of her life, Saada Branker enjoyed a normal, active childhood in Montreal. But after a year of unexplained pain in her shoulders, hands, and feet, her doctor diagnosed her with polyarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, now called juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), when she was 12. That news 40 years ago surprised … Read more
Last March, when the extent of the coronavirus pandemic was just beginning to sink in as schools and businesses across the nation started to close, actor Kristen Bell learned that the government in Italy — already devastated by the virus — had just declared a moratorium on mortgage payments to help its citizens cope with … Read more