Lisa Marie Basile

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“It looks like something deeper is going on,” the doctor told me. I was in my early 20s, when I still felt invincible and my spine hadn’t yet turned to stone, so this was shocking news to me. The suggestion that my eye issues were possibly the beginning of something much worse scared me.

Painsomnia, or insomnia from chronic pain, affects a large number of U.S. adults.
94.8% of adults lost at least an hour of sleep to pain in the past week.

More teens and young adults appear to be developing addiction or dependence on drugs that help them sleep, calm down, and manage anxiety.

Adults with metabolic syndrome and elevated blood sugar levels who eat within a time-restricted window may experience modest improvements in several measures, including A1c levels, weight, and body fat, according to a randomized controlled trial published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

I sat on a wrought iron daybed facing an open window, and a warm breeze was pooling in. It was the first day in my second foster home. The room was made up to seem welcoming, but its pleasantness somehow felt oppressive. I felt dirty, worthless and consumed by fear.

“It looks like something deeper is going on,” the doctor told me. I was in my early 20s, when I still felt invincible and my spine hadn’t yet turned to stone, so this was shocking news to me. The suggestion that my eye issues were possibly the beginning of something much worse scared me.

All my patient advocacy articles about axial spondyloarthritis.

Trauma and emotional distress can change us on a physiological level. If we are pushed too far, we may lose our ability to cope — and our bodies pay the price. Fortunately, you can mitigate your trauma response and enjoy better health.

PCOS affects 1 in 10 women worldwide. So, why is it so undiagnosed and undertreated, particularly in women of color?

" [But] in the ER, there are a million other things happening. Unfortunately, things can be overlooked.” — Neel Anand, MD, MCh Orth, a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon

Patients with vulvovaginal disorders often feel dismissed by clinicians or think about stopping treatment even though they still have symptoms, according to findings in a new study in JAMA Network Open.

“IL-23s will be most useful in patients who have a large amount of psoriatic skin involvement. They are much better at clearing the skin vs TNF inhibitors.” — Stella Bard, MD, rheumatologist at Arthritis & Rheumatology Care PC Brooklyn

AS has been historically misdiagnosed as RA due to similar symptoms and a lack of diagnostic accuracy in clinical settings.

Fewer than 1 in 3 children with hepatitis C (HCV) see a clinician for care, and fewer than 1 in 8 receive treatment.