Why It Takes So Long to Diagnose Ankylosing Spondylitis
Carlos Julio Aponte, MD, still remembers his ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patient No. 1. The man, a former traffic controller, was referred to Aponte more than 4 decades ago, More...
6 Ways to Improve Back Pain
When Deanne Bhamgara took a tumble off her electric scooter on a pier in San Diego, she didn’t make much of it at first. The fall left her sore, but she felt only little pain. But over the next several days, More...
You Are Your Best Advocate
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 More...
Kate, Princess of Wales ‘repeats near identical outfits’ for royal events
There was a time when Kate, Princess of Wales would only wear a coat dress to a public engagement, but in recent years she has switched up her style. Gone are the smart work dresses that finished above her knees, More...
What We Learned From Pain of Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) came for Lovaine Cohen with speed and force. Lovaine Cohen was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis in her 30s and needed to have hip More...
Ukraine ‘breaks through Russian defences’ in counter-offensive push | World | News
Ukraine has reportedly broken through Russian defences as its counter-offensive against Vladimir Putin‘s invading forces seemingly gathers momentum. The Ukrainian military’s 47th Mechanised brigade More...
Assistive Devices: Living Better With Arthritis
If you’re living with arthritis, certain assistive devices and changes around your home can help you tackle everyday chores with less pain and move around more easily and safely. “When you have to do the More...
U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis Grows, Yet Deaths Seem Preventable
July 25, 2023 – On June 2, 2019, 35-year-old Anne Hutchinson gave birth to her first child, Lillian. There were no problems with the pregnancy or the birth at Fairview Hospital, which is part of the Cleveland More...
EGFR Lung Cancer in Asian People
It’s widely known that smoking cigarettes and having a history of tobacco use raises your risk for lung cancer. But it’s not the only risk factor, according to Julia Rotow, MD, thoracic More...
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Do Home Remedies Work?
Kate Mitchell was 10 years old when she started having pain in her ankle. It wasn’t until she was 19 when she got diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). And by the time she found medication that More...
