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Important new data suggests that people with a psychiatric diagnosis were more like to contract COVID-19—and at the same time, people who got COVID-19 were more likely to develop a mental health condition afterward.
The holidays are never easy when you have a chronic illness, but this pandemic year is especially fraught with loneliness and anxiety. Here is advice to help you cope when things less than merry and bright.
The targeted therapy, known as a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, may help people who are hospitalized with COVID-19 recover more quickly when given with the antiviral medication remdesivir.
By Kelsey Kloss
Welcoming teen/adult children back home from a college campus can pose a risk, but there are simple strategies you can use to avoid getting sick when you have underlying health conditions.
By Dibs Baer
“I’ve felt compelled to be hyper-vigilant and often confrontational. On one hand, social shaming works and can help things change. But it’s also caused me resentment, anxiety, and exhaustion,” says chronic illness patient Dibs Baer.
By Kelsey Kloss
The winter months bring cooler, drier air, holidays, other viruses like flu, and a greater risk of coronavirus transmission.
The Global Healthy Living Foundation regularly polls the members of our COVID-19 Patient Support Program to understand the perspectives of chronic illness patients during the pandemic. Here is information about concerns amid rising cases during the ‘third wave.’
By Susan Jara
Data doesn’t seem to show that people on disease-modifying medications are having worse COVID-19 outcome. Second, staying on medication is critical to prevent flares and maintain quality of life.
This advice from Laurie Ferguson, PhD, clinical psychologist and Director of Education Development at the Global Healthy Living Foundation, can help you think differently about your negative emotions this holiday season.
By Kelsey Kloss
This year’s Thanksgiving will look and feel different, but it can still be safe (and yes, even fun!).
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