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How Psoriasis Affects Your Overall Well-Being
More than 7.5 million people in the United States live with psoriasis, a skin disease that causes scaly red patches all over the body — including on the face, hands, elbows and knees. Almost 6 out of 10 people with psoriasis have mental health issues such as depression and anxiety related to their disease. One study found that psychiatric disorders are more common in people with skin conditions than in those with cancer, brain disorders and heart problems combined. And Healthy
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Dermatology Tips for Women of Color
We should all love the skin we’re in. While many women have the same goals regarding their skincare — from finding the right moisturizer to managing common skin conditions — women of color can have distinct concerns that aren’t always identified or treated correctly by healthcare providers. We asked Lakshi Aldredge, MSN, ANP-BC, FAANP, a dermatology nurse practitioner for the VA Portland Health Care System and member of the HealthyWomen Women’s Health Advisory Council, to share some of her top Healthy
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What You Need to Know About Clinical Trials
What are clinical trials? Clinical trials are studies of new treatments, procedures or behavioral interventions in people. The goal is to find out if a new treatment or prevention is safe and effective, or if it’s better than treatments or procedures we already have. Studies are also conducted to identify who might be most at risk for a particular condition and how to diagnose or prevent disease, or keep a disease from coming back. How do clinical trials work? After Healthy
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The ABCDEs of Spotting Melanoma
Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Liotta, M.D. + Infographic text 1 in 40 women will be affected by melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, in her lifetime. What is melanoma? Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that can develop anywhere on your body. In white people, melanoma is most common on the face, arms, leg and back. In people of color, melanoma is most common on the palms of the hand, the soles of the feet and fingernail Healthy
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UPMC’s Children’s Hospital Of Pittsburgh Plans Pediatric Heart Institute In Pennsylvania
UPMC’s Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pa.) is planning a new $62 million pediatric heart institute in Lawrenceville, Pa., according to the website post-gazette.com. (For more on UPMC, go here.) The three-story, 50,000-square-foot facility will be constructed on top of the hospital’s existing parking garage. The project team includes HGA Architects (architect and engineer; Milwaukee) and Rycon Construction Inc. (construction manager; Milwaukee). The pediatric heart institute is slated for completion by the end of 2025. The post UPMC’s Children’s Hospital healthcare
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Nonbinary Therapist & ‘Gender Magic’ Author Rae McDaniel Wants to Take the Fear Out of Gender Transition
What if conversations about gender transition centered around pleasure and possibility instead of suffering? It’s a question that Rae McDaniel, MEd, LCPC, has spent more than a decade exploring. As a licensed therapist, coach, educator, and nonbinary person themself, McDaniel has guided many transgender and nonbinary people through journeys of gender exploration and transition. Their first book, Gender Magic: Live Shamelessly, Reclaim Your Joy, & Step Into Your Most Authentic Self, out now, distills a career’s worth of wisdom — shek
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Your Gut Microbiome Could Be Worsening Your Depression & Making You Feel More Alone
The idea of ingesting someone else’s poop might sound like a dare gone wrong, but fecal matter transplants are a promising new treatment for mental health. That’s because poop transplants supply “good bacteria” to the colon and restore a healthy balance to the gut microbiome. Scientists are understanding the importance of taking care of your gut. Think about all the times you felt butterflies in your stomach or felt queasy minutes before a first date. Your gut has its own shek
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Deaths By Suicide Increase Significantly During Full Moon
For hundreds of years, some have suggested a full moon may cause people to act differently. Now, psychiatrists at the Indiana University School of Medicine have found that death by suicide increases during the full moon. “There has been, for a long time, this lore about full moon and exacerbation of mental health issues. We found that suicides are increased during the full moon, particularly in older individuals,” Alexander Niculescu, MD, PhD, author of the study and a professor of theravive
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Mental Health Center Planned Near George Floyd Square In Minneapolis
Nonprofit mental health provider People Incorporated (Minneapolis) is planning a new mental health center near George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, according to the website kare11.com. Located in a former Victorian-era home, the mental health center will include crisis and intensive residential treatment services for individuals experiencing a range of mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress. The facility will have 13 private patient rooms with bathrooms and is expected to open in October. The post Mental Health healthcare
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Processing Trauma Through Art: The Benefits of Art Therapy For Trauma
The last few advancements in the field of psychology have allowed us to experience the benefits of expressive arts and creative expression. With new research and studies, we’ve seen how art can be used as a beneficial form of therapy, especially for people living with trauma and post-trauma stress. Art therapy for trauma and PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) has given people a platform to work through the most distressing memories and symptoms they carry in their hearts and express their calmsage
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I Feel Incompetent at Everything” | Reasons + What to Do
In my life, I’ve encountered several situations where I’ve either been told or thought to myself that I am not competent enough to accomplish my goals and dreams. Not just me, I know a lot of people who have had their moments of doubt and overwhelming emotions that caused them to think they are incompetent or rather useless. Now, if you’re one of those people who constantly think, “I feel so incompetent at everything” – the lemme tell you, you’re calmsage
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7 Head Lice Treatment & Lice Prevention Tools You Need Before Your Kids Come Home With Lice
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. As a parent, there might be few phone calls home from school that make you cringe, like the one telling you your child has lice. Questions like where did it come from, how do we get rid of it, and is it in our home, might immediately pop up. But don’t worry, it’s incredibly common and in no way shek