When newscasters announce the latest tally of coronavirus cases, Arthur Hall chuckles and turns to his wife.“Whatever number they say, I’d add one,” he said.Hall is an uncounted survivor of coronavirus.The 51-year-old school administrator spent five days in the hospital with what doctors told him was severe respiratory distress caused by COVID-19. Although he had…
7 min read I ONCE DATED a guy who seemed pretty perfect... for a while, anyway. We laughed at each other’s jokes and shared similar hobbies. He was attentive on dates, and I was always looking forward to his texts. Then, one day, he stopped responding. No explanation, no heads-up–nothing. I was left confused, overthinking
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the United States, 1 in every 250 people has inherited a genetic variant that leads to dangerously high cholesterol levels from birth. If high cholesterol isn't lowered early, people with this genetic condition, called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), have a high risk of having a heart attack or stroke as early
I was officially diagnosed with Lupus in May of 2021. I say officially because my symptoms started long before that, I just didn't know it. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause inflammation and pain in different parts of the body. Your immune system is meant to help your body fight infection. But