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June 2, 2023 – Last month, journalist and actor Maria Menounos told People that she’d been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer after having a full-body MRI scan. The scan had detected a 1.5-inch mass on her pancreas after CT scans and other testing couldn’t find a problem. A biopsy confirmed the mass was a stage II pancreatic …
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June 2, 2023 — Anxiety, depression, and COVID-19 can be a bad combination for your brain — and your long-term health. Having anxiety and depression before a COVID infection increases the risk of developing long COVID, researchers have found. Those with long COVID who develop anxiety and depression after an infection may have brain shrinkage in areas …
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By Randy Longman, MD, as told to Marijke Vroomen Durning, RN I’ve been working with patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn’s disease, for about 15 years now. Treating patients with chronic illnesses like Crohn’s disease can be challenging, but it’s also very rewarding. As their doctor, I have a unique opportunity to …
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By Tauseef Ali, MD as told to Marijke Vroomen Durning, RN Managing patients with a chronic condition like Crohn’s disease is challenging professionally and personally. I’ve been working with this population and people with other gastrointestinal disorders for more than 15 years now. But as challenging as the work can be, it is gratifying when I …
WebMD has hidden the identity and location of Mary M. and Andrew in order to protect the mental health and safety of Andrew and his family. It’s May 13, 2022, and Mary M. is in a panic. Just a day earlier, a hospital admitted her adult son Andrew in a deep state of psychosis. Against …
June 1, 2023 — With the U.S. surgeon general warning of a crisis of loneliness among older Americans, one optimistic voice we could all use right now is Morrie Schwartz. Schwartz, a Brandeis University sociology and social psychology professor who passed away in 1995, was the beloved subject of Tuesdays with Morrie, the bestselling book by Mitch …
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By Kevin Kalinsky, MD, director of breast medical oncology at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, as told to Alexandra Benisek In the WebMD webinar “Triple Negative Breast Cancer: How We Are Learning to Treat it More Effectively,” Kevin Kalinsky, MD, director of breast medical oncology at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, answered …
June 1, 2023 — The morning of his stroke, Evan Parker woke up feeling ill at ease. He recalls he was drinking a cup of coffee at about 9 a.m. He had noticed a slight headache for the past few days, but now it was much worse. He sensed “a wave just washed over” him …
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Myasthenia gravis finances: What to expect, what to plan for, how to navigate insurance, where to find financial assistance. Source: https://www.webmd.com/brain/features/plan-finances-myasthenia-gravis?src=RSS_PUBLIC
May 31, 2023 – If you have type 2 diabetes, you could already be at a higher risk for heart disease without knowing it. About one-third of people with diabetes in a new study had higher levels of two things in their blood linked to heart disease. These blood “biomarkers” can be detected before someone …
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May 31, 2023 – In an exclusive sit-down interview with WebMD’s John Whyte, MD, FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, MD, shares how artificial intelligence could transform the future of medicine, what the FDA can and cannot do about drug shortages and misinformation, and why it’s an exciting time at the agency. “Let’s talk about what …
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Steven Siracuse was about 19 years old when his psoriasis got bad. Rash-like patches showed up on his elbows, forearms, knees, calves, and scalp. A college freshman at the time, he covered up in long-sleeve shirts to avoid questions and stares. He also used steroid creams that didn’t help. Now, more than 10 years later, …
