Health / Illness / Medical Issues

I really appreciate the authenticity with which you present your situation. The guilt you are feeling for writing in—and even for having the thoughts feelings you have—is palpable. It ... Read More

The day I had been waiting for had arrived. I’d finished cancer treatment and could move on with my life after nearly a year of difficult treatments. I remember the feeling of elation ... Read More

Although epilepsy is one of the most common causes of seizures, it’s not the only cause. Extreme emotional states can give rise to seizures. Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) ... Read More

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined as an “alteration in the function of the brain or other evidence of brain pathology caused by an external force,” according to the Brain Association ... Read More

If you’ve ever had surgery that required anesthesia, you know the process of waking up can be a jarring one. Anesthesia induces a deep state of unconsciousness in a matter of seconds, ... Read More

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive autoimmune disease that results in neurological impairment due to lesions on the myelin sheaths that cover nerve fibers and axons. About 400,000 ... Read More

Many people have heard that anxiety medications can have some serious side effects, such as addiction, memory problems, impaired driving, and sleepiness. But a provocative new study claims ... Read More

This evening my local newspaper contained this sad headline: “Maryland couple found dead at home.” A husband and wife, both aged 72, died in an apparent murder-suicide. The ... Read More

Last week was officially Brain Awareness Week. Yes, the brain—the organ that basically governs all of our body processes—is officially honored for one week in March every year ... Read More

There is a range of both situational and organic causes of depression. Genetics can also play a role in depression; new studies in something called epigenetics have proven that it only ... Read More

Is it so strange to want to chronicle and capture your changing visage through the years in the form of artistically altered photographs? There has been a lot of conversation in recent ... Read More

Mental health issues carry such a stigma that few people wish to talk about their experiences at a psychiatric ward. I am learning involuntary commitments are rarely necessary but are frequently ... Read More