Traumatic Brain Injury: Patient Care Technology
Why should you, just a regular person, care about Traumatic Brain Injury breakthroughs? Traumatic brain injuries are frequent in professional collision athletes, and more severe injuries can have devastating and lasting consequences. Although sport-related concussions are well studied in professional American football, there is limited literature on the epidemiology and management of severe traumatic brain […]
Mary’s Mortal Fight with Colon Cancer
Mary French was diagnosed with colon cancer months after it was detectable in her health data. Our nonprofit founder, Jim French, tells of his mother’s cancer.
Esther’s Bout With Chronic Infection
What is chronic infection? Short answer. A chronic infection is basically a long-lasting infection, either bacterial or viral. It gets a little more specific than that though. If you’re interested, read the technical answer below. Technical answer. Chronic infection is a property of a group of cells or of an organism in which lytic infection […]
Anne’s Bout with Celiac
What is Celiac Disease? Celiac disease, sometimes called celiac sprue or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is an immune reaction to eating gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. Celiac disease is a serious autoimmune disease that occurs in genetically predisposed people where the ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine. It is […]
Brian’s Bout With Chronic Migraines
What are Chronic Migraines? Chronic migraines are defined as at least 15 headache days a month, with at least eight days of having headaches with migraine features for more than three months. The chronic headache begins as less frequent headache episodes that gradually change into a more frequent headache pattern. Chronic migraine develops over time […]
Spot Hidden Stroke Risk And Prevent Early Death
Stroke is a disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain. It is the 5th leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the US. Learn how using a health tracker helps prevent and monitor stroke risk.
Erika’s Struggle With Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
What is Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)? Restless Leg Syndrome is a chronic condition. Restless legs syndrome (RLS), now known as Willis-Ekbom Disease (WED), is generally a long-term disorder that causes a strong urge to move one’s legs. Since this condition is a spectrum, RLS can be experienced with varying levels of severity. For example, those […]