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Paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy isn’t slowing down
About 24 years ago, Amy Purdy lost her legs, spleen, and hearing in one ear from a deadly blood infection. Since...
Medical Technology
From discovery to treatment: How NIH works to improve the lives of people with autoimmune diseases
Autoimmune diseases are a group of chronic disorders in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks and damages healthy cells...
Autoimmune Disorders
5 common autoimmune diseases
Some autoimmune diseases target specific organs or tissue, while others attack multiple tissue or organ systems throughout the body. Here’s...
Autoimmune Disorders
Autoimmune diseases: What you need to know
Your immune system’s job is to keep you healthy by detecting and fighting harmful intruders such as bacteria and viruses....
Autoimmune Disorders
Zain Verjee is no longer hiding from psoriasis
As a leading international journalist on CNN and other major television news outlets, Zain Verjee’s face was visible to millions...
Psoriasis, Skin Conditions
Shedding light on facial pain
Researchers at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research used an innovative technique to visualize pain signals in mice’s...
Pain
How a prosthetic ankle improves balance control
When someone loses a leg or other limb, a prosthetic device (a tool designed to replace a missing part of...
Limb Loss
Deafness is not a burden
Being deaf is not the same for everyone with the condition. Deafness means partial or complete loss of hearing in...
Hearing Disorders and Deafness
Meet the Director: Lindsey A. Criswell, M.D., M.P.H., D.Sc., National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Despite major progress, much is still unknown about the nature of disease. Lindsey A. Criswell, M.D., M.P.H.,...
Meet the Director
Tesha Samuels advocates for others after living with sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease affects more than 100,000 people in the United States every year, and for three decades, Tesha Samuels was...
Sickle Cell Disease
Loud and clear: What to know about hearing loss
Hearing loss affects approximately 37.5 million people in the United States ages 18 years or older. It affects one in three people...
Hearing Disorders and Deafness
The costs of living with sickle cell disease in the United States
In the United States, more than 100,000 people are living with sickle cell disease. Sickle cell disease is a group of...
Sickle Cell Disease
Healthy Moments shares reliable information in quick bites
Getting the word out about science-based, healthy lifestyle tips is a challenge. People are short on time and bombarded with...
Health Information
Meet the Director: Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
How does an expert on blood diseases become the head of a “diabetes institute”? That’s a question Griffin P. Rodgers,...
Meet the Director, Diabetes
Meet Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), served the American...
Meet the Director, HIV, Immunization, Infectious Diseases
Precision Environmental Health’s role in preventing disease
What is Precision Environmental Health? Precision Environmental Health is a research area that helps scientists learn how interactions between the...
Genetic Testing
The future of water
What are PFAS? Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals that have been used in consumer products around the...
Environmental Health
Getting an accurate read on pulse oximeters
Pulse oximeters have been used in hospitals and doctors’ offices for decades. The small, painless devices measure blood oxygen saturation,...
Medical Technology
Sunscreen in the winter?
Sunscreen is usually associated with beaches, the pool, and sweltering summer days. We spend less time outside in winter, and...
Skin Cancer, Cold-Weather Wellness