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Tedy Bruschi is embracing his role as an inspirational voice in the stroke community and has been using his platform to connect with other survivors.
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What percentage of breast cancer comes from an inherited genetic mutation, like BRCA? The answer is only 5-10 percent. In fact, 87 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer do not have a single first-degree relative with breast cancer.
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Mother of five Rachel Petties refuses to let her daughter’s rare genetic disorder define the lives of their family.
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Comedian and star of “Black-ish” Anthony Anderson talks about raising awareness for Type 2 diabetes and advocates for living a healthy lifestyle.
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Actor and comedian Dax Shepard knows 1 in 9 men will get prostate cancer in their lifetime and that most men are not interested in getting prostate cancer screenings.
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The Grammy-nominated artist explains why she hopes a song about health will inspire women.
Prevention & Treatment Believe it or not, your brain may start to decline when you’re in your 20s. That might be a scary thought, but science tells us that being active and healthy could help to keep our brains healthy as we age.
Prevention & Treatment Colder weather can bring about unpleasant colds, flus and a bunch of other problems. But did you know there’s also a higher incidence of a chronic illness called Type 1 diabetes?
Prevention & Treatment Wayne Derkac, Vice President of Medical Affairs at BioTelemetry, Inc., discusses how the detection of atrial fibrillation by outpatient cardiac monitoring can decrease the risk of recurrent stroke.
Advocacy Behind every medicine and available treatment are the people who gave the extraordinary gift of participation in clinical trials.
Advocacy The holidays can be stressful for families whose lives have been changed by a dementia diagnosis. These tips can help us all enjoy the season.
Education & Research Upon hearing the words, “You have prostate cancer,” men will likely experience a wide range of emotions while being walked through terminology around the diagnosis and being expected to make life-altering medical decisions.
Prevention & Treatment Life after breast cancer varies widely from person to person. Here’s how a survivorship care plan can help.
Advocacy More moms are dying from pregnancy and childbirth complications, making our country the most dangerous place in the developed world to give birth.
Sponsored Every day, approximately 55 million students and 7 million teachers and staff go to one of the 130,000 public or private schools in the United States. Keeping them in class and healthy is a priority, especially during flu season.
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Health Hacks Approximately 15 percent of the general public, over 50 million Americans, experience some form of tinnitus, commonly referred to as “ringing in the ears.”
Advocacy When assessing a patient, medical history is key — and so is cultural history.
Prevention & Treatment It’s that time of year: flu season. But how is influenza different from the common cold, and why is it so important that everyone receive an annual vaccine?
Advocacy When Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor had a rare form of a stroke in 1996, she approached her recovery with fascination rather than fear. She believed in her brain’s ability to recover.
Prevention & Treatment Flu season is upon us, but these tips will help you stay healthy and stop germs in their tracks.
Prevention & Treatment A radiation oncologist talks about the most rewarding part of treating cancer patients, and how new therapies are helping.
Education & Research For the majority of clinical trials conducted each year, study volunteers don’t receive their results or don’t know how to access them.
Prevention & Treatment The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dedicated to combating the American opioid crisis through education, scientific research and assistance.
Sponsored A woman in America in 1990 had a better chance of surviving childbirth than her own daughter does today. Ranked 46th among nations, the United States is the only high-income country in the world where pregnancy- and childbirth-related deaths in women are rising.
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Prevention & Treatment Without treatment, diabetes can cause a wide range of serious complications, from heart attack and stroke to damage to the eyes and kidneys.
Prevention & Treatment With more than 30 million Americans living with diabetes, diabetic foot wounds are a problem we see all too frequently in medical practice.
Prevention & Treatment Traditionally toxic masculine stereotypes often create pressure for men to “suck it up” and ignore their problems during tough times.
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Sponsored After years of struggling to control her asthma, a Mississippi school librarian and mother of three took steps to help manage her asthma and is breathing better after receiving the correct diagnosis
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Prevention & Treatment A stroke — where the blood flow to the brain is interrupted by a clot or a bleed — can be devastating, causing permanent disability or death. The good news is that you can reduce your stroke risk. Here’s what you need to know.
Sponsored You might be shocked to learn that three out of four people have a negative bias towards people with lung cancer — and it is keeping patients from getting the care they deserve.
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Prevention & Treatment Two doctors discuss the effects of a a single-herb product and it's positive effects on prostate cancer patients suffering.
Advocacy Ben Rue recounts being in high school while suffering from diabetes and shares his experience as a brand ambassador for Accu-Chek Guide.
Education & Research Haiti, with its incredibly high levels of blindness, has a great need for optometrists and vision care professionals.
Prevention & Treatment We're learning more about asthma — a complex set of diseases that impacts some people more than others — and changing how we approach treating those with it.
Advocacy Journalist Joan Lunden knows what it’s like to be a caregiver. Her mother had dementia and now Lunden wants to help others care for their loved ones.
Education & Research Surgery is one of the most crucial steps in a patient’s treatment journey, and surgical oncologists are the ones who play a leading role within a cancer care team.
Sponsored John Conway served as a boiler technician on four U.S. Navy ships during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War.
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Advocacy Singer-songwriter Mary Lambert, a passionate advocate for mental health, body positivity and LGBTQ rights, is sharing her story.
Health Hacks Expecting mothers are exploring what it means to be pregnant in entirely new ways. Here are some of the most popular pregnancy trends that are empowering women today.
Prevention & Treatment Most people are very surprised to learn that untreated hearing loss is a major risk factor for developing cognitive decline and dementia.
Prevention & Treatment An estimated 70,500 women will die from lung cancer in 2018. An increasing number of those deaths will be in women who have never smoked.
Advocacy A lack of awareness surrounding multiple myeloma is costing lives, but one organization is stepping forward to make change.
Advocacy Marcus Cato was diagnosed with myeloid leukemia with little hope of a cure until a young woman decided to donate her bone marrow to a complete stranger.
Prevention & Treatment When it comes to your health, the sooner, the better. Learn about the importance of funding more innovative early detection options for patients who find themselves at risk for Alzheimer’s.
Prevention & TreatmentBasic scientific research on Alzheimer’s disease is still in its early stages. Doctors expect great breakthroughs on treatments within the next 10 years.
AdvocacyFor plenty of 13-year-olds, scoring a viral hit sounds like a dream come true. For Black, the star of 2011’s “Friday,” it wasn’t quite so simple.
Prevention & TreatmentWhile facing our own mortality can be difficult, being as informed as possible now about end-of-life care is important for you and your loved ones.
AdvocacyWhen medical school costs the same as a home, low-income students often abandon their dreams of entering the physician workforce.
SponsoredA new investigational medication may help patients with treatment-resistant depression find relief.
Education & ResearchFrom their sexual role models to masturbation techniques, we caught up with two of Refinery29's health editors — and nothing was off the record.
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