As told to Liz Sauchelli I used to fly down mountains. With a pair of skis on my feet, I’d race down steep slopes with carefree abandon. I trusted my body and skills to deliver me safely to the mountain’s base. That carefree mentality didn’t last. I was diagnosed with osteoporosis six years ago at age 58 after having a bone density scan ordered by my primary care physician. This was several years after I’d been diagnosed with osteopenia, a Healthy

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Did you know that women are three times more likely than men to get multiple sclerosis (MS)? And, while people most often think of the physical symptoms of MS, many women living with the disease experience mental effects as well. “Depression, stress and low self-esteem are more common among women with MS,” said Gayle Lewis, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and board-certified psychoanalyst who serves as a National MS Society Partner in Care. In our story, “Beyond the Physical: How MS Healthy

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Candice Morgan pensó que sus episodios de mareo se debían a hambre o cansancio. Esta profesional de informática de Detroit, Michigan, se hizo una prueba de embarazo, aunque sabía que no estaba embarazada. Diez días después, fue al hospital, donde los médicos le hicieron una tomografía computarizada y la mantuvieron durante la noche en observación. Al día siguiente, los doctores ordenaron una resonancia magnética y confirmaron su diagnóstico: Morgan tenía esclerosis múltiple. Le faltaban dos semanas para cumplir 33 años Healthy

Español Candice Morgan blamed her bouts of dizziness on hunger or being tired. The Detroit, Michigan-based IT professional took a pregnancy test, even though she knew she wasn’t pregnant. Ten days later, she went to the hospital, where doctors took a CT scan and kept her overnight for observation. The next day, doctors ordered an MRI and confirmed her diagnosis: Morgan had multiple sclerosis. She was two weeks shy of her 33rd birthday, and she was in utter shock. “That’s Healthy

By Patrick Carter, University of Michigan; Marc A Zimmerman, University of Michigan, and Rebeccah Sokol, Wayne State University Four days before a 15-year-old sophomore killed four students and wounded others at a high school shooting in Michigan, his father purchased the firearm used in the attack. That the teenager used a weapon from home during the Nov. 30 attack is not unusual. Most school shooters obtain the firearm from home. And the number of guns within reach of high school-age Healthy