Most of us have heard of the fight-or-flight stress response. It becomes activated when we believe there is a chance we can outfight or outrun real or perceived danger and…
Dupixent has long been known as a therapy which reduces itch, slows disease progression, and reduces exacerbations in a number of allergic conditions such as asthma, eczema, and nasal polyps.…
Corticosteroids are one of the standards-of-care for treating alopecia areata, alongside treatments such as topical sensitizers and Rogaine. However, none of these treatments have a high level of evidence in…
Having a chronic illness can be isolating. It can be difficult to share vulnerable and sensitive information about yourself with others, or to find ways to manage the trauma and…
In late January 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a label expansion for Dupixent (dupilumab). Dupixent, a monoclonal antibody targeting IL-4 and IL-13, is currently used to treat…
According to reporting from Healio Psoriatic Disease, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently updated the label for Dupixent (dupilumab) in the indication of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis with moderate-to-severe hand…
Over the last three decades, researchers and doctors have noticed a concerning trend: increasing cases of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a chronic digestive system disorder, in infants and children. In particular,…
January is not a surprising month. It takes people a while to remember to write the correct year, your Facebook feed is full of people going hard at the gym,…
By Jodee Redmond from In The Cloud Copy Living with a chronic disease is a very stressful situation. It affects a person physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Chronic illnesses often…
Kristina Wolfe and Seth Rotberg first crossed paths on LinkedIn, recognizing one another as fellow patients. Kristina is passionate about public heath, health economics, and the way non-holistic approaches to…
Web-based Rare Chronic Illness Support Group 2nd Thursday of each month This is a peer support group for patients living with chronic, rare diseases. Featuring Cara Oppegard, MSW intern To…
Web-based Living Mindfully With Chronic Illness Support Group 2nd Tuesday of each month This is a support group for rare disease patients dealing with chronic illness who are seeking to…
Rare Chronic Illness Support Group 2nd Friday of each month This is a peer support group for patients living with chronic, rare diseases. Featuring Carrie Pope, MSW, LICSW To sign…
Web-based Living With Chronic Illness Support Group 4th Monday of each month This is a peer support group for patients living with chronic, rare diseases. Featuring Alicia Sloan, MSW, LICSW,…
Rare Chronic Illness Support Group 2nd Friday of each month This is a peer support group for patients living with chronic, rare diseases. Featuring Carrie Pope, MSW, LICSW To sign…
Web-based Rare Chronic Illness Support Group 2nd Thursday of each month This is a peer support group for patients living with chronic, rare diseases. Featuring Cara Oppegard, MSW intern To…
Web-based Living Mindfully With Chronic Illness Support Group 2nd Tuesday of each month This is a support group for rare disease patients dealing with chronic illness who are seeking to…
Talking about mental illness is never easy but I wanted to share my experience of it with you. In my case, it came as part of my struggle with Benign…
If you have ever spent time sitting in your doctor’s office with a nurse hovering over you struggling to find a vein in your arm to take blood, you can…
Adapting to a long- term health condition, is not an easy road to be on. There are many phases we go through during our journey from denial to acceptance. It…
Living with a chronic long-term health condition, can have a devastating effect on someone’s life as it affects everything we do. It’s like finding yourself on a new path without…
A New AS Study A recent study, published in Reumatologia aimed to evaluate how ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients are coping with their condition on a psychological level. They wanted to investigate…
Too often we try to interpret the experiences of others without actually communicating with the very individuals we’re trying to better understand. This leads to false impressions and frequently creates…
If you passed me as a stranger on the street, you would never guess that there was a point in time that I road tripped around the U.S. and picked…
I felt the cold sweat racing down my back. I felt like I was drowning, but there was no water around. By this point in my life, I had experienced…
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