Kylynn Welsh, who suffers from the rare disease hereditary angioedema, gives herself a daily IV treatment to combat the swelling episodes the disease causes.
Six men and women speak about their experience facing a rare disease: the difficulty of diagnosis, limited treatment options and feelings of loneliness.
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More Patient Voices: Hepatitis | Schizophrenia | More Researchers report major advances on two vexing questions about Alzheimer’s: How do you know if someone who is demented has it? And how can you screen the general population for risk?
The complex health care fight that has resumed in Congress will probably rage for the next two years.
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons has been vocal in the country’s health care debate, and other groups assert that its positions are outside the mainstream.
The deal, worth up to $632 million, is part of Pfizer’s effort to keep up with rivals that are increasingly relying on biotechnology for products and profits.
Those in a position to help often struggle with how to distinguish ominous behavior from the merely odd, the red flags from the red herrings.
PATIENT Suzanne Hebert at home in Connecticut with her children, Dominic and Grace.
For women living long-term with metastatic breast cancer, the advocacy community can be intimidating.
Inspired by a Vietnamese staple, this salad is less sweet and employs a mix of vegetables.
Researchers say it’s not clear how to make effective shoe inserts.
More owners are making home-cooked food for their pets, replacing mystery meat with pasture-raised chicken necks and giblets.
Six more states joined a lawsuit in Florida against President Obama’s health care overhaul on Tuesday, meaning more than half of the country is challenging the law.
Questions about the value of insight get to the heart of how therapy works.
In general, in older children who do not look very distressed, fever is positive evidence of an active immune system.
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Discussions with your doctor can preserve peace of mind and quality of life.
Ginger, a member of the same plant family as turmeric, contains anti-inflammatory compounds and volatile oils — gingerols — that show analgesic effects.
Sleep may play an important role in general health, but getting a little extra won’t help you heal faster after an injury.
In the news: A heartburn remedy, red wine and the China Study. Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
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Dr. Wilma Bergfeld responds to reader questions about alopecia areata and hair loss.
Fatigue, liver disease and the stigma of a contagious disease: six men and women speak about living with hepatitis.
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Articles in this series examine issues arising from the increasing use of medical radiation and the new technologies that deliver it.
For this delicate winter gratin, use turnips, rutabagas or a mix of root vegetables.
Republicans will find the next steps difficult as they seek consensus on “free market solutions” to control health costs and expand coverage.
The results pave the way for Roche, the manufacturer, to seek approval to market the drug.
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