Tips For Staying Healthy and Headache-Free When the Heat Index Won't Quit

I'm so much better about sun safety than I used to be (no more marathon beach days; SPF is now my favorite summer accessory), but I'd be lying if I said I was fluent in all the rules of staying healthy when the heat index hits 100.

What You Can Do to Help Others During the Coronavirus Outbreak

During the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, it's easy to feel helpless, but there are still ways you can support others in your community to help sustain their well-being.

4 Things to Know About Chronic Pain

Pain isn't so plain and simple.

Why Does Your Body Ache When You're Super Sick?

As if chills, a fever, and a faucet of a nose weren't enough, the flu brings along yet another common (and very uncomfortable) side effect: body aches.

Everything Parents Need to Know About Living and Last Wills and Why They're Important

No parent wants to pass on and leave a child behind.

10 Things Teachers Want You to Know About Flu Prevention in Schools

If there's anyone you should take tips from to avoid getting the flu, it's teachers.

Twice in 1 Season? Why the Flu Might Strike Again, Even If Your Kid Already Had It

11 Facts About Cold and Flu Season Every Parent Should Know

Whenever one cold and flu season ends, it feels like another one is just around the corner.

What I've Learned From My Own Experience Dating While Disabled

Every day millions of people all over the world are being diagnosed with an incurable illness.

We Had to Give My Son Steroids For Croup, and It Completely Changed His Personality

When my son was 18 months old, we quickly learned that he was going to have respiratory issues.

Is It OK to Cheat on a Sick Partner? 1 Woman Shares Her Story

When it comes to dating and marriage, it's natural to think that cheating is off the table.

4 Things You Should Know If You're Thinking About Getting Your Kid's Tonsils Taken Out

For years, every time I take my now 7-year-old daughter to the doctor for an annual check-up or because she's sick, no matter which doctor or nurse is examining her or how healthy or miserable she's feeling, every visit includes one comment: "Wow, are her tonsils always this big?" The answer is yes, but it wasn't until the last year or so, when her oversize tonsils started producing the fun side effect of some serious snoring that my doctor suggested we do something about it.