Apple’s announcement of the Apple Heart Study in September – which aims to utilize the Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor to detect Atrial Fibrillation – highlighted a trend that is becoming ever more prominent: the role of … Read more
Robert Joyce was diagnosed with relapse-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) at the age of 23, and has lived with a headache every single day since a car crash in 2014. Along with sarcoidosis and asthma, his conditions have contributed to his life … Read more
Christmas is almost upon us once more. For many, it is a time when the usual diet, health, and fitness routines are suspended, a little overindulgence is excused, and all is offset with a January gym membership. For those living with diabetes, … Read more
In the time it took to publish a press release, the number of American adults estimated to be living with high blood pressure shot up by 14% last month, to over 100 million people. This was after doctors and experts from the American Heart … Read more
Blood pressure is mercurial in more ways than one; not only is it measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg), but it is highly changeable and often unpredictable. This can be problematic, as readings from one person can vary wildly depending on an … Read more
It is normal to feel anxious from time to time, especially if you live a stressful life. But for many people, anxiety is a constant companion, always lurking behind the next corner. An estimated 2-5% of the population are living with the constant … Read more
In part one of ‘Traveling with MS,’ Richard Boughton recounts his multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2007, and the challenges he and his wife faced in the years that followed. He picks up the story in 2010, having arrived in his new home, … Read more
Poppy Morgan and her husband live a typical family life in the Midwest with their four-year-old daughter. They are a serodiscordant, or mixed-status, couple: Poppy is HIV negative; her husband is HIV positive. Modern HIV treatment such as … Read more
Life with a chronic condition such as multiple sclerosis (MS) is often described as a journey. Such terminology is particularly fitting for Richard Boughton, who left North America for the first time in 2010 when he traveled to Bali, Indonesia, … Read more
More senior citizens have smartphones than ever before, with 42% of adults over the age of 65 in the USA now owning one , a figure that has more than doubled in the last five years. While many take to tech like a duck to water, others struggle to … Read more
The cost of diabetes, on both a financial and human level, is enormous. It affects the lives of millions of people in the USA, at the cost of billions of dollars, and leads to hundreds of amputations each and every day. These startling statistics … Read more
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable disease, presenting itself in a new and unique form upon each diagnosis. As such, each and every blog will be shaped by the individuality of its author, or authors, and their personal experiences with MS. … Read more
“I didn’t know there was such a thing” is a sentence Jessica Spear hears often, when talking about strokes in unborn, newborn, and young children. However, the week surrounding birth is the most concentrated risk period for … Read more
As the curtain falls on October and we embark on the penultimate month of the year, the sight of men sporting moustaches will become as common as premature Christmas decorations. The word “Movember” will no doubt be familiar to many of … Read more
The days are shortening, the knitted sweaters in the wardrobe are looking more tempting, and Christmas music will soon start penetrating our airwaves. To quote a well-known TV show: winter is coming. It’s not unusual for people to experience … Read more
Each year, over three-quarters of a million people have a stroke in America. The impact of a stroke affects the life not only of the individual concerned, but those of friends, family, and loved ones, who often take on the role of caregiver. The … Read more
“Oh dear, I appear to have forgotten to take my medication.” This sentence, or a variation of it, will be familiar to thousands of people each day. Forgetting to take just one form of medication is easy enough, but if you are taking … Read more
Multiple Sclerosis affects roughly 2.5 million people worldwide, making it the most prevalent disabling neurological condition of young adults worldwide. Informing yourself about some of the key facts regarding MS can be useful should you, or … Read more
Every time Apple host a launch event, the Internet begins to buzz: what are the iPhone’s new specs? What will the new iOS be capable of? How much money is this going to cost me? This year, arguably Apple’s biggest announcement has flown … Read more
For a person living with a mental health condition, the workplace can be a central source of anxiety and stress. All too often working environments are hostile to the notion of mental illness, perpetuating the negative stigma associated with them. … Read more