People living with psoriasis often focus on managing the visible symptoms of the chronic skin condition, including inflamed patches, itching and discomfort. But new research suggests the disease may also interfere with sleep in ways that are easy to overlook, even when people believe they are getting enough hours of rest.
The study found that…
For Justice, 30, and Tara, 29, the road to understanding their own bodies was long, exhausting, and often deeply discouraging. Both women live with narcolepsy Type 1 (NT1), a chronic neurological disorder that affects the brain's ability to regulate sleep and wakefulness and both spent years searching for answers before anyone gave them the right…
It started small a boil in the groin that quickly grew large enough to make walking or sitting unbearable during a six-and-a-half-hour road trip. There was no comfortable position. Standing. Lying face down across a row of seats. Anything to get through the miles.
At an urgent care stop, a doctor noted the wound ran…

