How to Make Connections When You’re Lonely
When you hear the word “epidemic,” what do you think of? Smallpox? Yellow fever? Polio? What about loneliness? It may not seem like feeling…
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The Rise in Eating Disorders in Midlife Women
February 24 – March 3, 2025, is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.Alice* can’t remember a time when she felt comfortable in her body. Growing…
Tener una enfermedad infrecuente llamada CBP me enseñó a decir lo que siento
English Tal como se relató a Erica Rimlinger En mi examinación física anual en la primavera de 2002, mis pruebas de sangre no revelaron…
Having a Rare Disease Called PBC Taught Me to Speak Up
Español As told to Erica Rimlinger At my annual physical in spring 2002, my blood work was not quite right. “Your liver function isn’t…
Family Planning with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Family planning is a lot like it sounds. The process involves deciding how many children you want and when you hope to get pregnant….
I Won Three Olympic Gold Medals All While Keeping My Sjögren’s Disease a Secret from the Sports World
My second year of professional soccer started out great. I worked hard during training, and I got stronger and faster every day. Then one…
My Ear Infection Turned Out to Be a Rare Disease
As told to Jacquelyne Froeber “I’ve never seen anything as invasive as this in my life,” my surgeon said.I was still groggy from the…
My Doctor Told Me to Go Get Pregnant to Treat My Endometriosis
As told to Jacquelyne Froeber March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. I remember having issues with my period as a teenager, but it was in…
The Skinny on Microdosing GLP-1 Drugs
March 3 -7, 2025, is Obesity Care Week. The term “microdosing” probably makes you think of psychedelic drugs — us too. But the latest…
Good Sex with Emily Jamea: Alcohol, Women and Sex
Emily Jamea, Ph.D., is a sex therapist, author and podcast host. You can find her here each month to share her latest thoughts about…