FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
July 13, 2023 – The FDA’s approval today of the first birth control pill for women to be available without a prescription is being hailed by many as a long-needed development, but there remain questions to be resolved, including how much the drug will cost and how it will be used. The drug, Opill, is expected to be available early next year, More...
Teach Your Kids to Avoid Colds
Let’s face it: Kids are microbe magnets. They also like to share. These tiny humans don’t enter the world knowing that spraying a sneeze into your face or wiping their runny noses and then putting their More...
Do-It-Yourself Medications: Self-Injected Drugs on the Rise
Having patients give themselves injections, when possible, not only saves clinic time and expense, but also spares the patients a trip to the clinic, of course, and often a copay. Source link More...
Get the Benefits of Exercise Without Breaking a Sweat
July 14, 2023 — For as long as we’ve had official recommendations for exercise, those recommendations have focused on effort. Do at least 150 minutes a week of “moderate to vigorous” physical activity, More...
Ketamine for Migraine: One Person’s Journey
Nikki S. was angry. After several years of different migraine treatments, one of her pain doctors suggested that it might be time to try a drug called ketamine. “Absolutely not,” she told her doctor. She More...
Changing My Pace With Myasthenia Gravis
By SeAndrea Collins, as told to Keri Wiginton I’m 38 and I’ve had myasthenia gravis (MG) for over 20 years. A good life is still possible. I enjoy my work as a third-grade teacher and the time I spend More...
Myasthenia Gravis and Exercise: How I Found Balance
By Charlotte Laycock, as told to Keri Wiginton One year before I summited one of the world’s tallest mountains, a doctor told me I might never exercise again. Unlike most people, I didn’t start climbing More...
Myasthenia Gravis: What Remission Looks Like
By Richard J. Nowak, MD, as told to Keri Wiginton Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune condition without a cure. But it’s treatable. And as long as you work with your doctor to optimize your More...
Prioritizing Your Well-being in Work, Social, and Family Life
By Lisa Plymate, MD, as told to Keri Wiginton At 75, I’ve learned life is full of experiences and opportunities. This illness is just another one. I wouldn’t have chosen to get a diagnosis of myasthenia More...
