After years of writing about health and working out how to manage my own handful of chronic conditions, I felt pretty confident in my ability to navigate the American medical system…until two years ...

One commonly used and effective tool to help prevent suicide is a safety plan, also sometimes referred to as a crisis response plan. A safety plan is a written list of coping strategies and sources of ...

Kayla Missman specializes in making complicated topics more approachable. She has eight years of experience in journalism, editing and marketing, allowing her to dive into interesting topics and ...

You don’t have to settle for no. If your insurer refuses to approve or pay for a medical claim, be it a procedure, test, or medication, you have the right to appeal their decision. Those rights were ...

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