GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and Sarah Austin is a young woman who’s using her voice to raise awareness about invisible illnesses that affect mental ...

After going on a slew of dates at bars with fellows who talked at length about their less-than-interesting tastes in beer and uninspiring investments in crypto, I was starting to feel hopeless about ...

From the summer of 2005 — and for the next 13 years— I battled a disease with no name. It hung from my shoulders and tugged at my limbs. Its heaviness wrapped around me, weighing me down with ...

Chronic illnesses like depression and cancer can affect social commitments due to unpredictable symptoms and invisible ...

Think of all the tasks you complete on an average day. Showering, working, making meals, and exercising require more energy, while others, like walking to the bathroom or combing your hair, are easier ...

Chronic pain can destroy a person’s quality of life, leading to withdrawal from family and friends, sleep disturbances and feelings of depression. Injury and disease are common causes of chronic pain ...

I manage to walk into our local grocery store from a “normal” parking spot, lugging my bags for all that’s on my list and just praying the aisles are not filled with loud people, those who take up ...

As influenza cases reach a twenty-five year high, a look at the complicated history of long lasting post-viral conditions. Medical anthropologist Emily Mendenhall considers how the medical ...