Miriam E. Tucker March 18, 2025 21211 Add to Email Alerts For people with complex chronic diseases such as long COVID, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and dysautonomia, a clinician’s inadvertently hurtful language can compound suffering and derail effective communication.Svetlana Blitshteyn, MD To address this, Svetlana Blitshteyn, MD, a neurologist who is the director of...
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How chronic illness affects families—and how to cope when you know your loved one is going to die
by John Frederick Wilson, The Conversation Credit: CC0 Public Domain Living with a chronic illness in the family is hard. It’s even harder if you know that the person you love will get worse and won’t recover from their condition. Sadly, it can happen to any family at any time. Anyone—a grandparent, parent, sibling or partner—can...
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Adults with rare genetic causes of mental health disorders more likely to have chronic illness
GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM DANVILLE, Pa. – Adults with specific genetic causes of mental health and other brain disorders had significantly higher rates of chronic disease and twice as many annual emergency room visits when compared to a control group without these genetic conditions, a Geisinger study found. Rare genetic changes, known as pathogenic copy number variants...
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Whoa: This Is What Happens to Your Body When You Drink Enough Water
If you’re reading this: Drink a glass of water. You likely need it, as 75 percent of Americans are described as “chronically dehydrated.” While achieving a state of hydration might seem enviable and impossible, fret not because it’s doable. And the health benefits are not only encouraging, but they are also downright inspiring in the...
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5 Ways to Support a Co-Worker with a Chronic Illness
Nearly 90 percent of people in the workplace say they’re unsure how much or what kind of emotional support to offer a co-worker who’s living with a chronic condition. Getty Images 1.A new survey from Cancer and Careers found that 88 percent of people have concerns about their ability to support a co-worker with a...
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What chronic illnesses are people with HIV more likely to experience?
By Ana Sandoiu Fact checked by Paula Field New research looks into the chronic illnesses that people living with HIV are at most risk of developing. In the United States, over 1 million people are currently living with an HIV infection. Worldwide, 1.8 million people have HIV. Overall, the incidence of HIV infections has declined...