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A young woman who overlooked a crucial symptom was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer. Meagan Meadows, 24, began ...

Modern medicine is constantly showing us our guts and bones. Why doesn’t it feel more profound? By B.D. McClay It wasn’t that I thought medical imaging was simple, precisely. I understood that a real ...

Denise Lee smoked up to two packs a day for 40 years, but when she quit at 54, Denise made one more lifesaving decision. After seeing an American Lung Association billboard that read "If you smoked, ...

In 2018, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). I was a single mother of two daughters—a 4-year-old and a 3-year-old—working full-time as a registered nurse. I have an amazing neurologist who ...

In February 2025, Meagan visited her primary care physician, who said she also "wasn't concerned" but ordered blood work and ...

Three months ago, my husband was diagnosed with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma that had originated in his lungs and spread throughout his body. He died last month after a brutal battle with this ...

DEAR ABBY: Three months ago, my husband was diagnosed with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma that had originated in his lungs and spread throughout his body. He died last month after a brutal battle ...