Health

A stranger on the other end of the phone listened and helped me breathe again.

Living with mixed connective tissue disease means that I suffer from bouts of severe pain, fatigue and sleeplessness. But there have been some surprising silver linings, as well.

Sharon Gower and her husband were diagnosed with cancer at the same time. When she went shopping for a wig, she found a particular kind of comfort that became key to her fight.

Taking count of your eggs might seem like a good way to gauge fertility, but research says your ovarian reserve can't predict your chance of conceiving.

Are self exams still worth it? Can regular mammograms do more harm than good? Dr. Danielle Martin explains the often contradictory messages around screening.