Getting Cancer Care in Rural America
If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer and are among the 1 in 5 Americans who live in a rural area, you may face challenges in getting the care you need because of where you live. The first step is to work with your primary care doctor to find specialists with experience in treating your type of cancer at the stage at which it was diagnosed. Once More...
Tips for Dealing With Neutropenia
When you get chemotherapy for breast cancer, you’ll very likely run low on white blood cells called neutrophils. Doctors call this neutropenia. It’s a normal part of going through chemo. With neutropenia, More...
How Inclusive Is Your Senior Community?
When LJ Ingram was taking care of her aging parents, she thought about what she and her wife wanted for their future. “We prefer to enjoy our senior years with less worry” and with fewer concerns for their More...
How Long Does It Take Biologics to Work for RA?
When you start taking a biologic drug for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), time matters. First, it’s important to start treatment as soon as you can to lower your risk of joint damage and deformity. Second, you More...
Biologics for RA: Connecting With Others
When you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and take a biologic, the best source of daily-life advice, coping tips, and comfort may be people who are in the same boat. People with RA say they like to connect with More...
Is It Time to Try a Biologic for CSU?
If you have chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), also called chronic hives, and treatments like antihistamines and steroids aren’t helping, you may be a good candidate for biologics. What Are Biologics? Biologics More...
How Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Is Different
If you’ve ever had hives, you know that these red, itchy welts can be very uncomfortable. Most of the time, hives — also known as urticaria — go away on their own. But sometimes, they last weeks More...
When Hives Don’t Go Away on Their Own
Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) can be frustrating. The red, itchy hives are unpredictable, often popping up and fading away for no clear reason. But it can be even more stressful when your CSU symptoms More...
Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Treatment
When you have chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), your hives may come and go. Or you might have flare-ups almost every day for months or even years. The intense itching can interfere with work, school, or More...
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 More...
