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When it comes to eating, experts agree you should be “MIND”-ful of what goes into your mouth. There is a proven link between what you eat and the health of your brain. As it turns out, the food that’s…

What doctors want you to immediately know about diabetic neuropathy is that it doesn’t mean you’re going to lose your foot or your fingers. It is a manageable — and preventable — condition. Neuropathy…

We’ve all had the blues from time to time, but what happens when the blues turn into something more? Depression is a common mental disorder. About 29% of American adults reported having been diagnosed…

The preschool teacher refused to give up hope. She had already undergone two surgeries in four years in her native Honduras, in unsuccessful attempts to remove the pituitary tumor nestled at the…

Most every American will, at one time or another, have back pain. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reported that in 2019, 39 percent of adults had back pain within the last three months…

Nadia Sheehan, 38, of Naperville, was out for a run with friends one afternoon last year when she began to experience a lot of pain in the right side of her head. “At first I thought it was just…

If you’ve been experiencing a lot of neck pain, numbness and tingling in your arms, or trouble gripping things tightly, it’s possible you’re experiencing spinal cord compression in your neck — a…

Pain is a debilitating symptom affecting almost one-fourth of the U.S. population. Finding a cause and moments of relief is a daily path for many. Lauren Casey is a 23-year-old who developed severe…

As we get older, it’s common to experience changes in cognitive function. Maybe you find yourself pausing more as you search for the right word, or it takes a little longer each morning to find your…

Actor Bruce Willis made a shocking announcement in the spring of 2022—he was stepping away from acting because he had been diagnosed with aphasia, a disorder that affects the ability to communicate…

Jennifer Geary doesn’t remember most of the events of three weeks in January 2023. When she read the medical chart with words like “aneurysm” and “craniotomy,” it was like she was reading the events…

Christine Johnson’s life was completely disrupted by chronic pain. “I wasn’t sleeping. I wasn’t eating. I’ve been in that much pain,” she said. “My pain before was 10, until I got my implant.”