Tips for Everyday Challenges of Crohn’s
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Tips for Everyday Challenges of Crohn’s

Crohn’s disease can be unpredictable. But you can still thrive while you handle your condition. The key is to take charge of the details. That will really help you deal with flares and symptoms that are out of your control.A flare, or “flare-up,” means the reappearance of symptoms. Symptoms of Crohn’s vary more widely than… […]

Under-prescribed Menopause Relief: Women Suffer Needlessly
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Under-prescribed Menopause Relief: Women Suffer Needlessly

Written by Lindsay Kalter4 min read Sept. 1, 2023 — An alarming gap bedevils menopause care in the United States – thanks to enduring myths about hormone replacement therapy and flaws in how new doctors are trained. The result: Countless women grapple with the physical and emotional toll of this life transition.These shortcomings have led… […]

How Your Smartwatch Could Help Unlock Secrets of Disease
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How Your Smartwatch Could Help Unlock Secrets of Disease

5 min read Sept. 1, 2023 – The future of public health could be in your hands – or on your wrist, to be precise. Researchers are using smartwatches and fitness trackers to do rigorous large-scale studies that would have been impossible in the past. It’s a growing trend that may vastly expand our knowledge of… […]

5 Questions for COVID Experts: How Concerned Should We Be?
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5 Questions for COVID Experts: How Concerned Should We Be?

Aug. 30, 2023 – COVID-19 hospitalizations have been on the rise for weeks as summer nears its end, but how concerned should you be? SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID, continues to evolve and surprise us. So COVID transmission, hospitalization, and death rates can be difficult to predict. WebMD turned to the experts for their take on… […]

Q&A: What to Know About the New BA 2.86 COVID Variant
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Q&A: What to Know About the New BA 2.86 COVID Variant

Aug. 31, 2023 –The CDC and the World Health Organization have dubbed the BA 2.86 variant of COVID-19 as a variant to watch. So far, only 26 cases of “Pirola,” as the new variant is being called, have been identified: 10 in Denmark, four each in Sweden and the United States, three in South Africa, two in… […]

Voices of Crohn’s Disease
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Voices of Crohn’s Disease

Crohn’s hit Erron Maxey suddenly in 2009, about halfway into his 18-year career playing pro basketball abroad. A bout of food poisoning in Argentina seemed to trigger it.“Actually, the whole team got food poisoning,” says Maxey, who also has played in Australia, Finland, China, and other countries. But only his symptoms seemed to linger and… […]