For many people, coming to terms with chronic illness feels impossible. What if psychology could make meaning of the loss?
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In 2019 Zambia introduced a National Health Insurance Scheme to help more people access healthcare and move the country closer to universal health coverage.
Caregivers often don’t recognize how much time, energy and effort is dedicated to their nutrition-related responsibilities, and many feel unprepared for them.
Today millions of diabetic patients across the world do not have access to insulin. Why and how can governments reverse this phenomenon?
Lena Dunham’s searingly funny, shockingly honest memoir reveals how Hollywood culture allows pretty much anything, except human frailty.
Only 1 in 4 Americans are meeting the recommended guidelines for exercise. Here are some research-backed ways to keep moving, even when it’s hard.
Tracking glucose numbers in real time is an increasingly popular wellness trend, but monitoring a constant stream of data can lead to confusion and needless anxiety.
First Nations people were more likely to feel confident about their medication – and to take it – when they had advice tailored to them. And their health improved.
A few simple strategies can help older adults convey their needs to their health care provider.
Endometriosis is common and often invisible. Delayed diagnosis, stigma and inflexible systems leave many struggling without recognition or support.
Detroiters are hospitalized for asthma four times more often than Michigan residents overall. A proactive approach to care can improve symptom management.
Classifying aging as a disease would risk stigmatizing older age and exacerbating ageism.
Managing multiple medications can be tricky, and comes with risks. Here’s what we can do about it.
By blaming chronic disease and disability on food and toxins, and ‘just asking questions’ about widely accepted science, MAHA discounts the government’s responsibility for meeting disabled peoples’ needs.
Through my reconnection with nature, I’ve reframed my experience of illness.
The majority of children’s diets in the US consist of ultraprocessed foods, which a growing body of research suggests can lead to metabolic diseases and other conditions.
However, our study also revealed that in female mice, certain prescription drug combos actually sped up the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
The core features of autism can’t and don’t need to be altered. But medications can help manage autistic people’s physical and mental health conditions.
Higher living costs, more barriers to work and a large disability pay gap all increase the risk of poverty. Cutting benefits is not a solution.
Too often, patients with chronic kidney disease get diagnosed too late – if at all. Addressing risk factors early can stave off the disease’s worst effects.
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