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Fighting a Cancer That Rarely Targets Black Women Has Made Me a Braver Human
As told to Nicole Audrey Spector It’s probably just a sinus infection. That’s what my doctor thought when I came in a year ago with an earache, swollen lymph nodes, difficulty swallowing and congestion. I was examined and sent home with antibiotics. The swelling of my lymph nodes went down, but all my other symptoms got worse. Soon it became difficult to swallow food. I relied on smoothies for sustenance and, with no intention of losing weight, went from 160 Healthy
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Is It Menopause or Something Else?
A woman in her late 40s may feel many things when she wakes up soaked in sweat: annoyed, anxious, maybe a little sad. One thing she probably won’t feel? Surprised, because she’ll assume her night sweats have to do with menopause. Not fun, but nothing to worry about. But what if it’s not menopause? While night sweats, hot flashes and brain fog are classic signs that a woman is going through “the change,” they can also be signs of other Healthy
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Keeping My HIV Diagnosis a Secret for a Year Taught Me a Lot About People’s Stereotypes
As told to Megan Margulies I drove up my driveway and put my car in park. I was finally alone, so I screamed. I had just been diagnosed with HIV. I was 36 years old, in my prime, moving and shaking with my marketing career. My next thought was, “Who’s going to marry someone who’s HIV positive?” And then I went to the next extreme: “I can’t die like this.” My diagnosis was pretty traumatic. After delivering this life-changing news, Healthy
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My Husband and I Talked About Almost Everything. I Wish We’d Known to Talk About Death
As told to Kimberly Rex From the first time we met, Joe and I had great conversations. A southern gentleman with long, brown hair and striking blue eyes, Joe held my attention with witty dialogue way beyond small talk. That night, we shared stories and talked about our mutual passion for television and movie writing. I poked fun every time he said y’all, while he gently teased me for my laid-back style and California-fashion choice of flip-flops at an evening Healthy
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Your Guide to HIV & Aging
Thanks to modern treatments, people are living longer with HIV than they used to. Consider Rae Lewis-Thornton, who at age 59 is one of the 379,000 Americans over 55 living with HIV. « I never thought I would live this long. I never considered what this period would look like, » she told HealthyWomen. In our new education program, we explore HIV and aging, including the health challenges people with HIV face as they get older. Dr. Sharon Allison-Ottey explained, « If you Healthy
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How To Help Kids With ADHD Succeed In School?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is being diagnosed in children and adults at an increasing rate. Children are more susceptible to developing ADHD than adults. In fact it’s more challenging for a child with ADHD to succeed in life because ADHD hits them right at the age when they begin to build their foundation. Most children develop ADHD at the age of 2 to 5 years, which is when they begin going to school, learning new skills, and developing motor calmsage
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PHOTO TOUR: Modern Age
Modern Age is an aging wellness studio in New York that offers both virtual and in-person care for skin, hair, bone, and hormone health. It was inspired by research that shows people who feel younger live longer, healthier lives. Situated at the corner of 5th Avenue and West 15th Street, the 4,400-square-foot project includes large storefront windows to provide an abundance of natural light in the welcome lounge. From there, clients can navigate through a custom-built photo booth, a wellness healthcare
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Nebraska Medicine’s Crisis Care Unit
As manager of the social workers in the emergency department at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., Jennifer Sparrock, saw firsthand the rise of patients experiences mental health and substance use crises coming into the healthcare facility. “Nationally, one in eight visits to an emergency room or an emergency department (ED) are for somebody presenting with mental health and or substance use issues,” she says. The increase was creating a backlog in the Level 1 trauma center’s ED. Some mental healthcare
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The Impact Of A Grandparent’s Death On Teens Needs To Be Taken More Seriously According To New Study
A new study published in Science Direct looked at bereavement and mental health and the generational consequences of a grandparent’s death. “We were interested in examining whether adolescents who experience the death of a grandparent between the ages of nine and 15 showed evidence of lasting mental health challenges that might predict subsequent difficulties in schooling,” study author Dr. Ashton M Verdery told us. “Most work on bereavement – experiencing the loss of a close relative – suggests that grief theravive
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What’s The Difference Between OCD & OCPD?
I am sure you must have heard of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) before. I mean we all use this term very loosely and tend to attach it to many behaviors that hint at perfectionism or compulsion. Did you know there is a personality disorder which is very similar to OCD? Obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a psychological disorder which includes some compulsive behaviors as personality traits. Now, you might have noticed how similar these two mental health conditions sound but calmsage
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Tufts Medicine And Arcadia Healthcare To Partner On Behavioral Health Center
Integrated healthcare system Tufts Medicine (Boston) and behavioral health provider Acadia Healthcare (Franklin, Tenn.) are planning a $65 million behavioral health hospital at the site of the former Malden Hospital, in Malden, Mass. The 144-bed project will offer inpatient behavioral health and outpatient programs, as well as serve as a teaching hospital with Tufts University School of Medicine. Tufts Medicine is donating land for the project, with 9.5 acres to be preserved as community space, and Acadia will operate the healthcare
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Inland Valley Medical Center Plans Expansion Project
Inland Valley Medical Center (Wildomar, Calif.) is embarking on a $333 million expansion of its trauma center and a seven-story, 290,000-square-foot inpatient, which will be updated to house 202 patient beds. The medical center is managed by Southwest Healthcare System (Wildomar) and is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.). The post Inland Valley Medical Center Plans Expansion Project first appeared on HCD Magazine. healthcare