Take Back the ER
For patient advocate Jennifer Walker, the emergency room is not a safe, welcoming space. Here’s why — and how other patients with multiple chronic illnesses can learn from their experience.
Continue readingFor patient advocate Jennifer Walker, the emergency room is not a safe, welcoming space. Here’s why — and how other patients with multiple chronic illnesses can learn from their experience.
Continue readingIn fact, more than half of study participants say their workplace support needs are not being fully met, even after they share details about their condition with a supervisor.
Continue readingPatient advocate Eileen Davidson finds these all-too-common phrases rude, naive, and unsupportive — and you may too.
Continue readingFewer jabs and more effective treatments could be in your future.
Continue readingNew study points to the importance of working with your doctor to monitor your heart health for months after a gout flare.
Continue reading“Much like my basil, I don’t do well in the heat either. I joke with friends that there are only a few months out of the year that my body really likes — in the winter my bones ache from the cold, and in the summer heat, I wilt as fatigue and deep muscle exhaustion sets in.”
Continue readingThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its COVID-19 guidance, loosening restrictions on social distancing and quarantining. Here’s what our community thinks — and how to keep protecting yourself.
Continue readingHere’s your guide to how the vaccine works, who’s eligible, and what it means for those with weakened immune systems.
Continue readingThe American College of Rheumatology has issued new guidance about how to use flu, pneumonia, zoster (shingles), and HPV vaccines, including indications and medication timing around vaccination.
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