When Stephanie Weaver plans a vacation, her very first thought is, “What if I get a migraine attack?” The possibility causes her so much anxiety that she goes over a game plan with her therapist in case it happens. She packs multiple medications, a hat to shield her eyes from bright lights and Ziploc bags to make an emergency ice pack. “I know I’ll have to deal with whatever comes,” she said. Weaver, who’s in her 60s and lives in Healthy

Migraine attacks aren’t just head pain. They’re part of migraine disease, a neurologic disorder, and they involve a wide variety of symptoms that can include intense headache attacks, particularly occurring on one side of the head; sensitivity to light, sounds and smells; tingling or numbness in your arms and/or legs, mood changes and intense fatigue, among other symptoms. This chronic condition can be difficult to treat, but there are a lot of different migraine treatments out there. We reached out Healthy

Sara Reardon, aka “The Vagina Whisperer,” has been very vocal online about the importance of women’s pelvic floor health since 2017. And with more than 680,000 followers and 13 million views on social media — people are listening. “The account has organically grown, and I think that’s a real testament to how much women really want this information about their pelvic floor — and they aren’t getting it elsewhere,” Reardon said. As a pelvic floor physical therapist, Reardon helps women Healthy

English Aproximadamente 1.5 millones de personas en Estados Unidos tienen lupus, un trastorno que ocurre cuando el sistema inmunitario ataca órganos y tejidos saludables. De ellas, 9 de cada 10 son mujeres. El lupus es un trastorno complicado que puede ser difícil de diagnosticar e incluso más difícil de tratar. Los científicos estudian el lupus desde muchos ángulos diferentes para poder entender de mejor manera qué lo desencadena y cómo ayudar de mejor forma a las personas que viven con Healthy

About 1.5 million people in the United States have lupus, a disease that happens when the immune system attacks healthy organs and tissues. Of these, 9 out of 10 are women. Lupus is a complicated disease that can be hard to diagnose and even harder to treat. Scientists are looking at lupus from many different angles so they can better understand what triggers it — and how best to support those who are living with the disease. ​Clinical trials for Healthy

English Junio es el Mes Nacional de Concientización de Migrañas y Dolores de Cabeza. Tal como lo relataron a Nicole Audrey Spector Estaba en la universidad cuando tuve mi primer episodio de migrañas. Fue tan grave que me tumbó por tres días. El segundo día, me encerré en un cuarto oscuro, donde vomité sin parar y estuve a punto de desmayarme. Aterrada, pensando que tenía un aneurisma cerebral, fui a la clínica médica del campus en cuanto pude caminar y Healthy

Español June is National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. As told to Nicole Audrey Spector I was in college when I had my first migraine attack. It was so severe it knocked me out for three days. On the second day, I shut myself away in a dark room, where I was vomiting nonstop and on the verge of passing out. Terrified, thinking I was having a brain aneurysm, I went to the health clinic on campus as soon as Healthy

Nasal polyps are noncancerous growths that develop inside the nose or in your sinuses. Although nasal polyps are usually painless, they can produce uncomfortable symptoms like pressure and fullness in the nose and face, a stuffy nose with thick and discolored drainage, breathing issues and a loss of smell and taste. Anyone can get nasal polyps, although they’re more common in middle age. They can’t be cured, but there are treatments available to help manage symptoms. We reached out to Healthy

English Los pólipos nasales son neoplasias no cancerosas que se desarrollan dentro de la nariz o en tus senos paranasales. Si bien los pólipos nasales usualmente son indoloros, pueden generar síntomas incómodos tales como presión y congestión en la nariz y el rostro, nariz tapada con secreción espesa e incolora, problemas respiratorios y pérdida de los sentidos del olfato y el tacto. Cualquier persona puede desarrollar pólipos nasales aunque son más frecuentes para personas de mediana edad. No pueden curarse, Healthy