Growing up is weird. The clichéd phrase about women “having it all” sounds like an annoying way to market a new pink-hued tampon to women, but you do find the older you get that “having it all” becomes harder and harder.
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As many rare disease sufferers know, sometimes the key symptom that leads to a diagnosis may be mundane or bizarre. Whether you are healthy or chronically ill, daily life is full of other concerns to distract you from the seemingly harmless quirks of your body. Many of these strange ailments are completely benign or explained […]
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What is Lupus, how does it get diagnosed, and what do we do once we’ve found out we have it? Deanna Brownlee answers all these questions and more.
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The longer you wait for a diagnosis, the more likely it is that a doctor may tell you that it’s “all in your head”. What should you do when that happens?
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America is in the midst of an epidemic, and it’s killing the country. The epidemic is called overspending on healthcare.
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Note: this will be the first in a three-part series about addressing the new world of knowledge about genetic disorders. This first post will be about assessing the chances that we may be at risk for a genetic disease. Future posts will address what we can do with this knowledge. We live in a relatively new era […]
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How the frustrating experience of dealing with an undiagnosed chronic condition led this writer to understanding the motivation behind the anti-vax movement.
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On the helpless feeling of being one of the many undiagnosed patients in the American healthcare system.
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At times, navigating the healthcare system can seem impossible. How can we gain some measure of control? A CrowdMed medical detective weighs in.
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