Considering a Clinical Trial When You Have COPD
By Jean Rommes, as told to Kendall Morgan I knew in 1985 that I probably had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). I first came across the condition in an article, looked it up, and discovered I had all the classic…
Where Will the Legit Health Info Go If TikTok Goes Dark?
April 23, 2024 – It’s becoming more of a “when” then an “if” TikTok will be banned in the United States, which would leave the 170 million Americans who use the social media app to find another option. Gone, too,…
Misconceptions About Genomic Tests
Scientists can scan your entire DNA library. That’s more than 20,000 genes. This kind of testing, called genomic testing, has transformed the diagnosis and management of cancer and rare genetic diseases. But like other kinds of health care, racial and…
What to Wear and What to Avoid
If you have chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), also called chronic hives, the clothes you wear may affect the condition. Wearing the right clothes can make your skin feel better and keep hives at bay. But certain materials, chemicals, and clothing…
Are ‘Man Vans’ Coming to a Parking Lot Near Your Soon?
April 22, 2024 – In Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood, a fleet of four RVs regularly pop up in parking lots at churches, libraries and other locations. Sometimes known as “man vans,” these mobile screening units offer prostate cancer screenings and…
Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: What to Know
Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) can make you feel itchy and uncomfortable. It causes hives that come and go unexpectedly. You probably wonder why you get them and what to do about them. There’s no clear cause of chronic spontaneous urticaria,…
Living With Advanced-Stage CLL
Most people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) get diagnosed before this cancer reaches its advanced stages. In fact, it might take several months or even years to get there. When the disease moves into the later stages, CLL cells crowd…
Heart-Liver Surgery May Help Patients Excluded from Transplant List
Ernest House needed a liver transplant. But a heart condition was keeping him off the transplant list. “I would have died,” he says. “There’s no doubt about that. My body was failing.” A former college football quarterback, House had always…
Hate Taking Pills? For Some Drugs, You Won’t Need To
A buccal patch stuck to the inside of the mouth might deliver drugs more quickly and with fewer side effects. One of the most common ways of taking a drug is to swallow a pill. However, young children and people…
Menorrhagia, Skipped Periods, and More
As you probably learned back in middle school, menstruation is the monthly shedding of your uterine lining. Though it can be uncomfortable and sometimes inconvenient, your period is your body’s way of telling you that your reproductive system is working…