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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.
Know My Name
I asked permission to write about a young woman's story. Her mother gave me the approval in hopes that by everything that I do on my behalf and everything her family and mom does, makes a world of difference for her. Let me introduce you to her. Her name is I'eshea Gibson, a mother of two beautiful children and fighting stage four stomach cancer. My hope is by the end of this story you'll remember her name each time the word "cancer" echoes.
By Scarlett Price5 years ago in Longevity
Shocking Disparities in Healthcare Access Exist Across U.S. Cities
As families face the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, politicians respond to questions about public health insurance and communities question system inequities in healthcare systems, the discussions around healthcare have simultaneously grown on the national and personal agenda.
By Pam Jannes5 years ago in Longevity
Everything You Need to Know About Total Knee Replacement
Knee replacement surgery is advised to restore the weight-bearing façade of a diseased, worn, or damaged knee joint. Knee replacement surgery is done with a goal to help the patient to get rid of the pain and restore mobility. The other name given to knee replacement is “knee surfacing” or “knee arthroplasty.” The bone specialist doctor recommends total knee replacement when there is no other way to restore mobility.
By Arun Sharma5 years ago in Longevity
Can We Finally Explain Pain?
I imagine if you’re reading this, you have probably experienced some form of pain in your life. You may have stubbed your toe on a coffee table, or become sore in your shoulders after months of working from home, or maybe you have had unresolved lower back pain for years.
By Rhys Burton5 years ago in Longevity
Can Cervical cancer be cured?
Cervical cancer is a cancer of the cervix, the cervix is the lowermost part of the uterus. This cancer is known to affect only women. It is transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse. However it is not a guarantee that every sexual act will lead to the disease, it is only transmitted from men who possess the agent that causes cervical cancer. Men can carry the agent but are not affected by it.
By Dwight gabriel5 years ago in Longevity
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner And Its Analogy With Our Blood Sugar
Water, water everywhere, / Nor any drop to drink - this line from The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge does provide a poignant aspect of a sailor out at sea. On a becalmed ship, he is surrounded by gallon after gallon of seawater - which he knows will do him more harm than good if he tries to drink it.
By Dr Joel Yong5 years ago in Longevity
What I've learned in the 6 Months I've Been Officially diagnosed with ADHD-C
Living as a child with undiagnosed ADHD is difficult enough. You don't know what's wrong with you, but once you hit a certain age, your very aware that SOMETHING is not working. You can't do the things you should be able to and NEED to do! Nevermind all the stupid hormones, and maturity, learning about how neurotypicals live, function and interact. You try to mimic them, and to an extent you can succeed but it doesn't last forever for most of us. Trying to force our brains to work like neurotypicals do is exHAUSTING. Eventually, it wears us out , and wears us down.
By Amethyst Auburn5 years ago in Longevity
Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia
I guessed at my own autoimmune disorder, caused by none other than 22q, my genetic disability, just this year, only because I was wondering what it was. I pestered my endocrinologist about it, and she finally came out and said I had autoimmune thrombocytopenia which is low blood platelets in plain English, a medical condition where the white and red blood cell count is low. There are nowhere near enough books to read about this condition. Apparently not enough blood platelets are made in the bone marrow, they breakdown more in the bloodstream, and in the spleen or liver. What scares me the most about this condition is that it means shaking off viruses is hard, although I have not had a cold or flu in two years since the last one, which lasted a week?
By Iria Vasquez-Paez5 years ago in Longevity
