Wellness

As told to Erica RimlingerMy son, who had come home from college for the holidays, loaded up the car and headed back to school with his dad. I stayed at home to clean up after the whirlwind visit. “Whirlwind” could easily describe the mess in the bathroom….Read more

Osteoporosis is known as the silent disease for good reason. People rarely show symptoms of the bone condition before a break or fracture happens.The word “osteoporosis” literally means porous bone because it causes the natural holes in your bones to get bigger, which makes your bones thinner…Read more

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.Colorectal cancer was once considered rare in young people, but 1 out of 5 diagnoses are now given to people under the age of 55. Known as “early-onset colorectal cancer” or “young-onset colorectal cancer,” these…Read more

Kidney stones can be tiny — sometimes as small as a grain of sand or rice — but they can still cause severe pain. That’s because the pain usually comes from a stone blocking or stretching the ureter (the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder)…Read more

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. In 2022, Ashley Abel was working on her doctorate at Yale when she realized most of the studies she read involved mice. And the lab research she was doing on early embryos involved mice, too.No shade to lab mice, but…Read more

English+ Flipbook textSlide 1:Hed: Tratamiento de la hiperoxaluria primaria Dek: Este trastorno infrecuente produce cálculos renales y posiblemente lesiones renales. Obtén más información sobre tus opciones terapéuticas.Slide 2:La hiperoxaluria primaria es un trastorno genético infrecuente por el cual tu cuerpo genera demasiado de…Read more

William Shakespeare clearly had uterus on the mind when he wrote, “Though she be but little, she is fierce!”Your uterus is small — about the size of a clenched fist — but it’s a powerful organ that wears many hats. From protecting human life to regulating menstrual cycles, the…Read more

As told to Shannon Shelton MillerMy own story really starts with my mom’s health journey. She had been very ill as a child and no one could figure out what was wrong with her. In March 1979, she underwent one of the first kidney transplants completed in…Read more

Head and neck cancer, which is cancer in the head or neck region, accounts for about 4% of all cancers in the United States. When it’s caught early, it’s treatable. But these treatments — including surgery, radiation and chemotherapy — may come with side effects….Read more

EnglishEl 4% de todos los cánceres en Estados Unidos son de cabeza y cuello, es decir, cánceres en la región de la cabeza y el cuello. Pueden tratarse si se detectan temprano. Pero estos tratamientos, incluyendo cirugías, radioterapia y quimioterapia, podrían tener efectos…Read more

As told to Marnie GoodfriendMarch is Endometriosis Awareness Month.As a teenager, I knew that my periods weren’t normal. I was in a lot of pain, and I bled through heavy tampons and super maxi pads even though I changed them frequently….Read more

As told to Jacquelyne Froeber I was at work when my cell phone rang. “You have endometrial cancer,” said the doctor on the other end. I felt all the blood drain from my body. I opened my mouth to say, “You must have the wrong number,” but…Read more

We’ve all heard that a Mediterranean diet rich in legumes, veggies, olive oil, fish and lean meats is good for us. The evidence is clear: It lowers the risk of dementia, depression, breast cancer and diabetes. That’s why, last year, after visiting southern Spain, I decided to incorporate most…Read more

+ Video transcriptVideo/ImageVoiceover/Audio[HealthyWomen logo]Why the HPV Vaccine MattersSUPER:HPV = human papillomavirusHPV affects almost everyoneImage: Large group of people with almost everyone the same colorNarrator: You’ve probably heard of HPV, but did you know that almost all of us will get it at some point?HPV stands for…Read more

+ Flipbook textSlide 1: Hed: Treating Primary Hyperoxaluria Dek: This rare disorder causes kidney stones and possibly kidney damage. Find out more about your treatment options. Slide 2: Primary hyperoxaluria is a rare genetic disorder where your…Read more

You might not spend that much time thinking about your thyroid, but it’s doing an awful lot for you. The small butterfly-shaped gland in your neck helps regulate things like your body temperature, heart rate and metabolism.When you have Graves’ disease, an autoimmune condition that affects five times as…Read more