chronic illness

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared loneliness as an epidemic in the country on Tuesday, outlining a series of actions that Americans can take to address the growing issue. “Our epidemic of loneliness and isolation has been an…

It never occurred to Smital Patel and Kiran Rathod that their happy, healthy baby girl would end up at The Royal Children’s Hospital – or come to call it her “second home”. Their daughter Aru, who is the face of this year’s Good Friday…

An expert has called to end daylight saving, claiming that turning back the clocks twice a year “doesn’t really make sense anymore”.Speaking with 3AW’s Drive with Tom Elliott, chronobiologist and Monash University associate professor Sean…

If you’ve recently been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), you might be feeling overwhelmed. Maybe the diagnosis came as a complete surprise—or maybe you had a gut feeling (literally) about it and…

If you were recently diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, you probably have all kinds of questions about what comes next. One of the most overwhelming thoughts you may have post-diagnosis: Will I need to be on meds forever?The truth is,…

At just 24, Corbin Halliday had been working in the beauty industry for almost a decade, but chronic health problems including daily migraines, nerve pain in his legs, arms and feet, and high blood pressure meant he had to give it all…

Tony Thomas, a registered nurse from New York reunites with the medical team at St. Francis Hospital ... that helped him emerge from a 39-day battle with COVID-19 in June 2020.Newsday via Getty Images Americans gives lip service to the…

In the largest study of its kind, researchers have found that sperm counts have fallen by more than 50% in the past 46 years globally, including in India, and that the decline is only accelerating with time. The findings, published last…

Alexis Stanley shows her insulin kit on January 17, 2020 in St.Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Kerem ... Yucel / AFP) (Photo by KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images Healthcare is very complex but very much interconnected. In my…

Lower back pain can be a chronic issue if ignored and not treated in time. Nowadays, lower back problems are becoming more common. Extended work hours and a sedentary lifestyle cause spinal discs and back muscles to be perpetually stressed.…