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Can CBD Help a Loved One With Dementia?
Cannabidiol products are touted for healing everything from anxiety to pain. But can they help with hallucinations and delusions, too?
Four Reasons Caregivers Should Practice Self-Care
If you’re looking after a loved one with dementia-related psychosis, you need time to recharge in your own way. Here’s why.
7 Things to Know Before You Buy and Try CBD Products
Do your due diligence before using any form of cannabidiol. Here’s how to best vet products and sellers.
8 Must-Meet TikTokkers Who Post on Crohn’s Disease
These young people—including a dancing doctor!—have fun and crush stigmas as they educate others on life with an IBD.
Pros and Cons of Knee Surgery for Osteoarthritis
Surgery is the only way to cure OA, but that doesn’t mean it’s for everyone. Is it right for you? Start here to find out.
10 Best Water Exercises for Osteoarthritis
Add these moves to your routine to boost cardio, build strength, and improve flexibility without stressing your joints.
8 Osteoarthritis Treatment Options That Don’t Involve Surgery
Here’s how to manage OA symptoms and prevent pain from interfering with your life—before you consider surgery.
Your Top OA Treatment Questions, Answered
Living with OA doesn't have to mean living with pain. Start here to get expert answers to 11 common OA treatment questions.
The 4 Stages of Osteoarthritis
Here’s how this degenerative joint disease progresses, from minor to moderate to maybe needing joint replacement surgery.
11 Facts About Osteoarthritis Everyone Should Know
Here's why it happens, who's at risk, the only way to "fix" it, and more essential info on this degenerative joint disease.
13 Great Holiday Gifts for a Loved One With RA
From self-care indulgences to prepaid subscriptions, these gifts go way beyond "It’s the thought that counts."
8 Social Media Feeds to Inspire Your JIA Kid
Having arthritis as a tween or teen can be isolating. Help your child connect with these online JIA warriors.
How to Treat Melanoma Stage by Stage
From mole removal to drug therapy, there are many ways to tackle melanoma. Here’s how to ID the best approach for you.
7 Signs Your Melanoma Has Spread
When melanoma advances to stage 4, the warning signs can be more than skin deep. Here's what warrants a call to your doc.
6 Ways to Check Yourself for Melanoma
It only takes five minutes a month to spot the early warning signs of melanoma, when it's most treatable.