Breast Cancer Clinical Trials: A Need for Diversity

Michelle Anderson-Benjamin, a wife and mom of two, noticed back pain and a discharge from her right nipple during the pandemic. She went straight to her doctor, who ordered a mammogram. It was stage I triple-negative breast cancer. Benjamin moved quickly to treatment including chemotherapy and several surgeries.  But last year, her cancer returned. This … Read more

Breast Cancer Survivorship: What Is It?

You’ve reached a milestone in your breast cancer care. Active treatment to get rid of the cancer is done. Maybe you even “rang the bell” with family, friends, and your medical team looking on to celebrate your big moment. Depending on your diagnosis and choices, you may have soldiered through treatment like surgery, radiation, and … Read more

Runner Molly Seidel Takes Control of her ADHD

[MUSIC PLAYING] SPEAKER: Molly Seidel is one of only three American women to medal in the Olympics in one of the most brutal of events– the marathon. Perhaps what’s even more remarkable about Molly is her success in overcoming a series of mental health … Read more

New High-Tech Tools to Help Control Diabetes

If you have diabetes, you’ll want to know about tools that help you track what you eat, what your blood sugar levels are, how much you exercise, and how you feel each day. Some of these include: Smartphone, tablet, or computer apps to log your blood sugar or foods you eat Devices that test your blood sugar … Read more

The Latest in Diabetes Research and Treatment

Advances in Diabetes Treatment By Camille PeriWebMD Feature WebMD Feature Archive Diabetes treatment is getting better every day. Scientists may be just a few years away from making an artificial pancreas that can safely detect and adjust blood sugar (glucose) levels. In the meantime, new medications and insulin devices can make living with … Read more

Skin Issues Can Be First Sign of Rheumatological Illnesses

By Cara Murez  HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Skin conditions may be the first sign that a person has a rheumatic disease that will also affect the joints, muscles or ligaments. It’s essential to know what to look for, said Dr. Kathryn Dao, an associate professor of internal medicine in the … Read more

Stress Can Speed Aging, but Recovery Can Slow It Again: Study

April 25, 2023 – Measuring biological aging has become so precise with DNA-based technology that researchers showed that trauma or stressful life events can rapidly speed up the pace of aging. But they also found that recovery from the experience can return aging to its baseline. This is one of the first studies to show … Read more