Hidradenitis Suppurativa

I’ve written this article to help educate those who want to learn about chronic illness. It is written from my perspective, that of a doctor who treated patients with chronic illness for many years, and who spent five years of my life homebound due to chronic illness. I want to spread awareness so that friends, [...]

Caregiving can be a rewarding experience, but it can also be stressful and challenging at times — and that’s OK! That’s why we’ve created this toolkit, so you can learn more about the ins and outs of caregiving and discover helpful resources you can utilize along your caregiving journey. Take what you need, and share [...]

Four years ago, I went to my doctor complaining of excessive tiredness and having so much pain in my hands that I couldn’t squeeze my shampoo bottle while showering. Four years ago, I received a call telling me I needed to see a rheumatologist right away because my blood work came back extremely abnormal in [...]

If someone were to ask me to describe what it’s like to live with a chronic illness, I honestly wouldn’t know what to say. Perhaps it’s the expectation of living a normal life and remaining “active” with drained-out batteries. The fear of being bedridden or dependent on other people, the guilt of letting people down, [...]

When being “tired” is more than just feeling tired… Don’t you just hate it when people try to get one up on you, by always striving to be worse off than yourself? Don’t you just hate it when people assume that tiredness is the same for every single person on this planet? Don’t you also [...]

Clinical research has impacted your life, even if you haven’t been aware of it. For anything from life-saving medical technologies to products like sunscreen, you have clinical trials to thank. Trials help to ensure the safety and efficacy profiles of the FDA-approved products and treatments we use, offer hope for cures to debilitating diseases, and [...]