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Don't Judge the Patient

Can’t I simply be a patient regardless of what I do when I am not clad in...
Posted 1 month 12 hours ago BY ALICE H.
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May Cause Side Effects

What's going on with these drug commercials?...
Posted 1 month 4 days ago BY ELLEN FANNON
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When God’s Angels Fail

Cancer diminished me. But when it opened a second ugly chapter in my life...
Posted 1 month 1 week ago BY VINEY KIRPAL
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Eating Disorders: Toast

More than the intervention, it was the toast that showed me the precipice...
Posted 1 month 2 weeks ago BY SHANA BESTOCK
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How Could I Be a Woman?

Even things that are right for you can come with challenges.
Posted 2 months 5 days ago BY MICHELLE AINSWORTH
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The Personal Side of Coronavirus: Two Prespectives

Even for people who haven't been infected, the impact of coronavirus...
Posted 2 months 2 weeks ago Asthma and Coronavirus
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Birthing Big Babies

I wish someone had told me more before I gave birth.
Posted 3 months 5 hours ago BY JOY OKAFOR
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Lyme disease can't get diagnosed

One Year, Twelve Doctors, No Answers

Even when I couldn’t walk, they said it was anxiety. I didn’t stop...
Posted 3 months 3 days ago BY MARIA F.
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Am I going blind?

But Now I See

Can worrying about what might happen be worse than the disease?
Posted 3 months 3 weeks ago BY RACHEL CARRINGTON
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Preconception: Psoriatic Arthritis

It often seems to me that the one day of medical school no doctor skips is...
Posted 4 months 2 weeks ago BY CAT TUTT
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A Long Ride Home

I deeply appreciate the service, but many days are like this; an endless...
Posted 5 months 6 days ago BY PATRICIA CYR
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The Anemic Athlete

They came to our side of the court with the ball again. I put my hands on...
Posted 5 months 1 week ago BY RUTESHA M.K.
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