by Sarah Mitchell | Health & Medical
COPD treatment starts with an honest fact: there is no cure for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. But “no cure” is not the same as “nothing helps.” Treatment can ease symptoms, slow the disease down, prevent complications and keep you...
by Sarah Mitchell | Health & Medical
Every heart medicine and device in use today earned its place the same way: through cardiovascular clinical trials. These are research studies where volunteers test new treatments under close medical supervision, so researchers can learn what works, what does not, and...
by Sarah Mitchell | Health & Medical
Schizophrenia clinical trials are how better treatments for one of the most misunderstood brain illnesses get tested and proven. Schizophrenia is a serious condition whose symptoms usually begin between the ages of 16 and 30. Its symptoms fall into three broad groups:...
by Sarah Mitchell | Health & Medical
Psoriasis clinical trials are where the next generation of skin treatments gets proven. Psoriasis is a long-term skin disease that causes itchy or sore patches of thick, red skin with silvery scales, usually on the elbows, knees, scalp, back, face, palms and feet. It...
by Sarah Mitchell | Health & Medical
Pet adoption sounds simple from the outside: you see a dog or cat you like, you pay a fee, and you go home together. In real life there are a few more steps than that, and honestly, that is a good thing. The paperwork, the meeting, and the questions along the way are...
by Sarah Mitchell | Health & Medical
Ovarian cancer clinical trials can feel hard to sort at first, because the listings do not read like a menu. One study is for someone who was just diagnosed. Another opens only after the first round of treatment ends. A third is built around a test result from the...
