Health

What can feel more frustrating than having a cough? Having a cough that happens more often or gets worse at night. It affects how much you can relax, fall and stay asleep, and get much-needed rest for recovery. “During sleep, the body…

In early 2014, Ilene Ruhoy, MD, PhD, was not feeling well. She tired more easily than…

Penny Williams of Asheville, N.C., still remembers the day she got a call from her son’s kindergarten teacher. It was the second day of school, and the teacher requested a meeting for that same day.“He was always a really rambunctious…

As WebMD’s chief medical officer, John Whyte, MD, is in a unique position to see both the current state of medical care for America’s older adults and the way things are trending for the future. We asked him to share his insight on a few…

Multiple myeloma can be a deadly disease. But if you’re Black or African American, you’re particularly vulnerable. Research shows you're more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with this blood cancer and to die from it.There are…

April 5, 2024 – For decades, I resisted invitations to try, learn, and play golf. Too frustrating, I said. Too expensive. Too much to learn. Too time-consuming. I too-too-too’d myself out of giving it a shot.A lifelong hobby dabbler, I…

April 3, 2024 -- When the COVID-19 pandemic hit 4 years ago, Jenn Kearney felt extra thankful for her years of therapy. The 34-year-old digital communications manager from Boston said her 11 years of doing therapy -- specifically…

IgA nephropathy is hard to predict. But there’s one thing experts know. People with strong emotional and social support systems tend do better in the long run. And it’s best to live your life to the fullest no matter how kidney disease…

Did you recently start excessively sweating even in comfortable temperatures? Do you wake up at night soaked in sweat?These may be signs of secondary hyperhidrosis -- excessive sweating due to medications or a medical condition.…

By Alexa Federico, as told to Lisa Mulcahy.I’m 27, I live in Boston, and I’m a…

Kate, Princess of Wales, recently revealed a cancer diagnosis and a course of chemotherapy. In a recent video, Kate said that it has taken time “to explain everything to George, Charlotte, and Louis,” her children with her husband…

By Deborah Serani, PsyD, as told to Hallie LevineWhen it comes to talking about how depression affects relationships, I’m the expert. And it’s not just because I’m a psychologist. I’ve lived with major depressive disorder since I was 19.…

You might think of mucus – the runny, goopy, or gummy stuff you sneeze out, sniff in, and cough up – as something pesky you never seem to have a tissue for. It might not be sexy, but mucus is one of your body’s biggest defenders.This…

When Hanna Olivas was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2017, at age 42, she was angry at first, and then she was terrified. Her doctors agreed on one thing: This kind of blood cancer is incurable. But they couldn’t forecast how much…

Do any of these lines sound familiar?You have to hold a stretch to get the benefit.Don't bounce in the stretch -- you'll tear your muscle.If you don't stretch before a workout, you'll hurt yourself.Well, they're all wrong. But first,…

March 15, 2024 – Summer is fast approaching, and the pressures of “bikini season” have some young adults looking to GLP-1 medications like Ozempic to shed weight. And while data shows that obesity is skyrocketing among U.S. teens and…

By Alison Feller, as told to Candy SchulmanWhen I was 7, I was on a family vacation,…

March 12, 2024 -- It hurt to walk. So Dianne Rosenbluth saw a surgeon that friends recommended at the Duke University School of Medicine, had an X-ray, and found out she has osteoarthritis. Rosenbluth’s pain went away after a hip…