November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.Lung cancer has been the leading cause of cancer death in the United States for many years. And it accounts fo...
November 3–8, 2025 is Hyperoxaluria Awareness Week.Primary hyperoxaluria (PH) is a rare genetic disease that has three types: PH1, PH2 and PH3. Less t...
Understanding your risk for heart disease and how you can take proactive steps for prevention are essential for reducing your chances of developing he...
As told to Erica RimlingerNovember is National Caregivers Month. My son Jack, a second grader at the time, stayed home sick from school on Friday, but...
Your body is full of information that can give you a clearer picture of what’s going on inside it. Sometimes you just need the right book of translati...
In 2022, Lisa Barron’s husband, Jeff, started having urinary symptoms that doctors attributed to a urinary tract infection (UTI). Since Jeff had lost...
What do you think of when you hear the words “personal care”?Facials? Manicures? Getting rogue hairs plucked or pulled in some (brutal) fashion? For m...
November is National Family Caregiver’s Month.I met my husband while I was registering for journalism classes at the University of Missouri 50 years a...
October is Eczema Awareness Month.If your childhood memories include scratching miserably at your itchy skin while an adult gently scolded you to stop...
+ Infographic textMelanoma is a type of cancer that happens when the cells that produce color (melanin) grow out of control. Women ages 50–65 have hi...
As told to Nicole Audrey SpectorI was in my mid 40s working as a paraeducator in elementary schools in the 1990’s when I began experiencing asthma and...
October 29, 2025, is World Stroke Day. + Infographic textWhat is a stroke? A stroke happens when blood flow to the brain is interrupted. This prevents...