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The Emmy-nominated host and judge on “Top Chef” is famous for talking about food, but now the author, actress and model is opening up about a more painful, personal topic.
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Pulmonary fibrosis, or scarring in the lungs, affects more than 200,000 Americans. Actress Julie Halston learned about the disease in the worst way possible, but has decided to use her celebrity to raise awareness and money for research.
NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Ryan Reed has been behind the wheel since he was four and he's not letting Type 1 diabetes get in the way of him crossing the finish line.
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Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller are using their celebrity platform — and their comedic pals — to help eradicate Alzheimer’s disease.
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The YouTube star and best-selling author sounds off on stigma, Tinder and the importance of honest conversations about sex.
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Uncommon kidney-pancreas transplants could fix kidney failure and even cure type 1 diabetes, leaving patients with a higher chance of survival.
Education & Research A leading cause of death in the United States, COPD is a misunderstood disease that often goes undiagnosed. It also is increasingly affecting women despite being thought of as a primarily male disease.
Advocacy Not a day goes by that strangers don’t approach Shriver to share their personal connection to Alzheimer’s Disease or ask for advice. She never shies away from the conversation.
Prevention & Treatment Combating diabetes starts with minor steps that can have a long-lasting impact.
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Sponsored Let’s talk about STDs, baby. If you’re having or thinking about having sex — in any way, shape or form — it’s time to educate yourself about the risks and what you can do to reduce your risk.
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Advocacy As the population of family caregivers continues to grow, it’s important that all Americans understand more about their needs too.
Advocacy It’s easier than ever to find trans-queer voices online, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to come out. Consider these tips on safety and communication as you develop your coming out plan.
Prevention & Treatment For Adina Epstein, a cancer diagnosis came almost too late. Now, she wants to advocate for earlier screenings and diagnoses.
Prevention & Treatment We learn in grade school that skin is the largest organ of the body. Yet as we age, many of us neglect to pay sufficient attention to the health of our skin.
Advocacy What do Porsches and menstrual pads have in common? The answer may surprise you — and it may be impacting your income, too.
Advocacy The comedian, writer and actress, best known as co-creator and co-star of Comedy Central’s “Broad City,” opens up about staying in touch with the youth, embracing fluidity and becoming an accidental feminist icon.
Prevention & Treatment When treatments for hepatitis either fail or are not possible, a liver transplant is an important option to allow for successful outcomes.
Education & Research Increasing skin cancer rates can be addressed with preventative behaviors, early detection and prompt treatment.
Advocacy As a size 2 teen, she was told she’d need to lose weight to cut it as a model. Now she’s a social media maven, modeling the biggest fashion brands in magazines and on the runway.
Prevention & Treatment Almost half of all adults over 30 in the United States have gum disease, a condition that is treatable and currently has better outcomes than ever before.
Prevention & Treatment The list of social media apps demanding our attention grows daily. The pressure to be active on all of these networks, can quickly become exhausting.
Prevention & Treatment Dental visits are about more than catching cavities and cleaning teeth. Dentists also check your mouth for signs of other diseases.
Advocacy Former Yankee Bernie Williams honors his father’s struggle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by raising awareness and starting his own charity organization.
Health Hacks If you suffer from itchy, dry skin, your cleaning routine might be to blame. To prevent a flare-up, apply these suggestions.
Health Hacks So your “friend” has trouble with premature ejaculation? Consider the pros and cons of different methods to prolong the fun… for your friend.
Sponsored Lung cancer is the No. 1 cancer killer globally, taking more lives than breast, prostate and colorectal cancers combined— and 20 percent of those people have never smoked, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS).
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Prevention & Treatment Learn about the importance of funding more innovative early detection options for patients at risk for Alzheimer’s.
Education & Research Celiac disease is a common and serious genetic, autoimmune disease that affects one percent of the world’s population.
Advocacy Read the touching tale of Dominic and Plato, a dynamic team that shows us a novel — and adorable — solution to overcoming the challenges of deafness in a noisy world.
Education & Research Hepatitis B is an STI effecting 2.2 million people in the U.S today and many don’t know they have it.
Sponsored Frank and Juanita of Miami have been through a lifetime of ups and downs during their 60 years of marriage, but they never expected the devastation of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Advocacy A passionate young advocate sheds light on period poverty and explains how battling it can build a brighter future for all women.
Prevention & Treatment Medical innovations have nearly eliminated CHD mortality for infants, but experts say closer and longer-term care is needed for their optimal health.
Prevention & Treatment As every state and district has different protocol for dealing with an active shooter, colleges need to have hands-on training to get everyone on the same page.
Sponsored What does it mean to be a man? That’s one of the questions being asked on college campuses in light of a sexual violence epidemic that has become increasingly pressing following the #MeToo movement.
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Prevention & Treatment Post-stroke difficulties with eating and drinking are common, but recovery is more achievable than ever thanks to a speech-language pathologist and a few key guidelines.
Sponsored One of last year’s most powerful PSAs about the opioid epidemic came from an unexpected source: three Connecticut teens.
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Education & Research Immunotherapy through injections and tablets work to gradually increase tolerance to allergens and decreases any allergic reaction.
Prevention & Treatment Dr. Allison Arthur cares about your skin — but she also knows that summer is the time for fun in the sun. The Mayo Clinic-trained dermatologist offers a few key tips to help you and your family stay burn-free.
Advocacy Learn why a positive diagnosis doesn’t mean that you are unhealthy or that you are unworthy of a satisfying sex life or positive relationships.
Advocacy Intimate portraits of children living with rare diseases bring much needed awareness to a once near-invisible community.
Sponsored With the use of radiopharmaceuticals, pain from bone metastases in breast, prostate and lung cancer doesn’t have to come with severe side effects.
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Prevention & Treatment Preventing and treating diabetes begins with undertaking crucial lifestyle changes.
Education & Research The media loves to talk about sex. Unforunately, some of our most ubiquituous forms of media get a lot wrong when they take on sexual education.
Prevention & TreatmentYou eat right and stay active, but are you focusing on eye health? The president of the American Optometric Association has some simple steps to help.
Education & ResearchMichelle Hill, MS, RN, AGCNS-BC, CNRN, CCRN, SCRN, a trustee of the American Board of Neuroscience Nursing, explains the process for earning the Stroke Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN) credential and shares how it elevates nursing standards and hospital acclaim.
Education & ResearchEmpowering your teen to make healthy decisions about sex can be easier with trust and transparency.
Prevention & TreatmentWhen you go to sleep and wake up not only depends on your personal preferences, biological differences play a role as well.
AdvocacyThe touching and inspirational stories of those with dementia and Alzheimer’s — and those that love and care for them — illustrate that there is still lots of life left to live in the face of disease.
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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