From the moment Nita Sweeney, 57, of Columbus, Ohio, wakes up, her struggle is on. Her first thoughts are often dark: Her husband, sister and dog have died. Loved ones are stranded in a foreign country. She has a general feeling of dread and anxiety, a… Continue reading
When my 57-year-old husband, Dale, suddenly died of a massive heart attack on Nov. 20, 2018, two days before Thanksgiving, to say I was in shock was an understatement. More than a month later, I realized just how much my mental capacity was affected by… Continue reading
Relief. That’s a common reaction among people who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) when they are adults. Assessed in her late 40s, graphic artist Barbara Moran, of Topeka, Kansas, says her diagnosis finally explained why her life had a… Continue reading
(This article appeared previously on the PBS NewsHour website and it is an abridged version. Click here to see the entire article.) The U.S. could be eight months or so away from losing its “measles-free” status. The measles virus was eliminated from t… Continue reading
(This article appeared previously in American Heart Association News.) After surviving a heart attack, you’re probably certain of this: You don’t want another one. Yet, about one in five people who have had a heart attack will be readmitted to the hosp… Continue reading
With cannabis, a spoonful of sugar actually does help the medicine go down. Whether to treat chronic pain, get a good night’s sleep or relieve the side effects of cancer treatments, older adults are increasingly embracing cannabis-infused candies as a … Continue reading
On the March afternoon when her wife Sandy Swanson died of cancer, Liz Mattern knew who to call. A few hours later, two technicians arrived to remove Swanson’s body. As planned, her remains were bequeathed to a medical school through its whole-body don… Continue reading
To cope with panic attacks, depression and sleep problems, Ginger Mercer kept busy — very busy. “I’d go-go-go all the time and never stop … it wore me down through the years,” she says. As Bill Talbott watched the movie Saving Private Ryan, he found hi… Continue reading
(This article appeared previously in Kaiser Health News.) Three times a week, Tod Gervich injects himself with Copaxone, a prescription drug that can reduce the frequency of relapses in people who have some forms of multiple sclerosis. After more than … Continue reading
At a recent wedding, 68-year-old Ellen Bonk showed a group of millennials how to “get down” to the Isley Brothers’ Shout. “When they sing ‘a little bit softer now,’ there was only one other person who got down lower to the floor than me and still got b… Continue reading