My doctor prescribed an antidepressant for my migraines. Is this an appropriate migraine treatment? I don't have depression. Answers from Jerry W. Swanson, M.D. Certain antidepressants can help reduce the frequency and severity of some types of headaches, including migraines. You don't have to be depressed to benefit from these drugs. Tricyclic antidepressants, such as […]
If someone you love has depression, it’s normal to feel at a loss, helpless, or worried about saying the wrong thing. If you’re reading this, though, you’re already doing something right. Looking for answers and learning about depression is an act of care and love in itself. With around 16 million American adults each year […]
Since 1994, every single person who has come to Australian shores by boat without a visa ― most of them asylum-seekers ― has been taken to mandatory indefinite detention. Mandatory, as in there are almost no exceptions. Indefinite, in that it could theoretically last forever. And detention is just like what it sounds like. While […]
Finding a lump in your breast can be terrifying, but that fear shouldn’t stop you from getting it checked out by your doctor. If your doctor doesn’t immediately know what’s going on and wants to dig a little deeper, or if they’re concerned it may be breast cancer, they’ll likely order a breast biopsy. A […]
In court, shackled and wearing a jumpsuit, he didn’t look like the poster child for the opiate crisis. He wasn’t white. He didn’t have a good education. He didn’t come from a wealthy family. To the judge, he wasn’t a victim. He was a “dealer.” This man ― let’s call him Samuel ― was the father […]
Chrissy Teigen just posted an important message about IVF, and we got a cute photo of baby Miles, too. On Tuesday, the model and Cravings author Instagrammed a photo of newborn Miles, who she shares with husband John Legend, with the caption, “Hey dudes.” The pic made a splash, but one fan got personal by asking, “I know IVF was […]
If you're considering using birth control (contraception), you have a variety of options. To help pick the right method of birth control for you and your partner, consider the following questions. What birth control options are available? Among your birth control options are: Barrier methods. Examples include male and female condoms, as well as the […]
Relationships are, really, partnerships in which you learn to support and care for each other in whatever ways make sense. And, if your partner has a disability, that kind of empathy may manifest in unique ways, as explained in a recent viral tweet from Imani Barbarin, who writes about her experience with cerebral palsy on […]
By Beth Mole for Ars Technica A 32-year-old woman who visited a rural area outside of Moscow returned home with a surprising stowaway—a parasitic worm in her face. And it was a restless one at that, according to a short report published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). After her trip, […]
You should expect to catch a whiff of something fishy when you go to the beach or hit up your local seafood market for dinner. But if you’re noticing a particularly fishy smell coming from your vagina, that’s usually your body’s way of telling you “hey, BTW, something’s up.” It’s not like you should expect […]
Thinking about pregnancy after miscarriage? You might be feeling anxious or confused about what caused your miscarriage and when to conceive again. Here's help understanding pregnancy after miscarriage, and the steps you can take to promote a healthy pregnancy. What causes miscarriage? Miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before the 20th week. Many […]
About 10 years ago, I decided I wanted to lose weight. A Google search told me that there were plenty of lose-weight-quick solutions to try: Low-carb, low-fat, vegan, and Paleo diets all were top contenders. At the time, I wasn’t really into critically evaluating what I was reading, so I decided that a low-carb diet […]
This essay was guest edited by Ijeoma Oluo, a Seattle-based Writer, Speaker and Internet Yeller. Her work on social issues such as race and gender has been published in The Guardian, The Stranger, Washington Post, ELLE Magazine, NBC News and more. She has been the Editor at Large at The Establishment since 2015. Her NYT […]
Editor's note: There is a lot of confusion, misinformation, stigma, and bias about how your weight impacts your health. So we’ve created a comprehensive review and critical analysis of the science on weight and health as a resource. We get very in the weeds here, so we’ve broken it up into four parts: – Part […]
It's been a challenging year so far for Dance Moms' Abby Lee Miller, who was diagnosed with cancer back in April. Now, the Miller is preparing to face the side effects of chemotherapy. Miller posted an update about her health on Instagram over the weekend and shared that she is undergoing another round of chemotherapy […]