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Reaching new heights with joint disease
BJ Pessia is a jack of all trades and master of all. A real estate agent, carpenter, painter, landscaper, ski...
Rheumatoid Arthritis
One day at a time: Living with an unpredictable disease
Kim Bench likes routines. Every morning, she gets out of bed, does her stretches, and makes breakfast. That is, if...
Multiple Sclerosis
Study offers clues for improving seasonal flu vaccine
The 2017-2018 flu season was rougher than most. During peak flu activity in February, more than 10 percent of deaths in...
Flu Shot, Immunization
Rheumatoid arthritis: Understanding a difficult joint disease
When you hear about someone who has arthritis, you might think of an older person with pain or stiffness in...
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Multiple sclerosis: What you need to know
What is MS? Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system (the brain and...
Multiple Sclerosis
Tips for staying healthy and safe this summer
MedlinePlus and NIH offer lots of information online to help. We've summarized some helpful highlights to get you started. ...
Sun Exposure
Inspiring the next generation at NIH’s Science Day
Nearly 500 students from 11 Washington, D.C.-area schools recently attended "Science Day at NIH" on the National Institutes of Health ...
NIH Highlights
Updated blood pressure guidelines: Lifestyle changes are key
Nearly 86 million people in the U.S. have high blood pressure. (Blood pressure over 140/90 is traditionally defined as high blood...
Blood Pressure
Extending cancer survival in young patients
Early results from a clinical trial show that a new drug may extend survival for cancer patients with a specific...
Cancer
Bringing prosthetic hands to life
NIH is improving prosthetic, or artificial, limbs so that they can work better and feel more natural to patients. Using...
NIH Highlights
Know the difference: Rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis?
Wondering if you have rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis? Review the overviews below from MedlinePlus and the National Institute of Arthritis...
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Getting a kidney transplant: What you need to know
In the U.S., an estimated 14 percent of the population has chronic kidney disease, and roughly 661,000 Americans have kidney failure....
Kidney Transplant
A patient's kidney transplant journey
Alison Lee is a fighter. She has fought lupus, kidney failure, and cancer—all in just 35 short years. Alison was diagnosed...
Kidney Transplant
Fighting cancer: Ins and outs of immunotherapy
Cancer can play a cat and mouse game with our immune systems, hiding cells and making it harder to fight...
Cancer, Immunotherapy
Help the future of research with All of Us
By gathering health information from people all over the country, All of Us will serve as a national resource to...
NIH Highlights
New blood pressure guidelines: What you need to know
Making sense of your blood pressure reading can be tricky, but we've broken it down to help you better...
Blood Pressure
Treating rheumatoid arthritis: Search for a cure
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a tricky disease. No one knows what causes it, but while there isn't yet a...
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Improving organ donation for all
Dorry Segev, M.D., Ph.D., is a leader in the field of organ transplantation. The Johns Hopkins University surgeon...
Kidney Transplant
DASH: Eat your way to lower blood pressure
What is DASH? DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. This eating plan is based on research studies sponsored...
Blood Pressure, DASH Eating Plan, Nutrition
Are you getting enough sleep?
Just one more minute. Sleep is something that's vital to keep our bodies working properly. Getting enough sleep at...
Sleep
Uncovering the mysteries of multiple sclerosis
An estimated 2.3 million people worldwide live with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS is a hard-to-predict disease of the central nervous system....
Multiple Sclerosis