If you’re a young adult, you may be lucky enough to have health insurance coverage through a parent. But once you turn 26, you’ll need to transition to...
If you have an overactive bladder, the symptoms can be annoying, inconvenient and embarrassing. You may feel the need to urinate frequently or feel such...
You don’t want to discover you’re out of tissues, decongestants or pain medication when a respiratory infection or stomach bug strikes your family. And...
Any time you repeat the same motion over and over, you put yourself at risk for an overuse injury. When you play golf, swinging the club could cause golfer’s...
Maybe when you’re talking to a new colleague, you overshare details about a fight with your partner. Perhaps a friend mentions a health struggle, and you...
Getting screened for colorectal cancer is crucial—colon cancer usually grows slowly and is often treatable when caught early. Colonoscopy is the leading...
Eating disorders can be one of the most challenging and heartbreaking mental health problems to treat. These conditions typically start between age 12...
If you snore, it’s not just a problem for your bed partner. Snoring can be a sign of sleep apnea, which is a serious health condition. The gold standard...
If you’ve never needed a blood transfusion, you may not know much about them, beyond what you’ve seen in the movies or on TV. People realized centuries...
You probably know the feeling. Your clothes feel tight around the waist, and you look like you gained 10 pounds in your last meal. You’re bloated and uncomfortable....
Stephanie Thurrott
Contributing Writer
Stephanie Thurrott is a writer who focuses on health, nutrition and personal growth. She creates content that makes a difference in people’s lives, and learns something new with every article she writes. Her work has appeared in NBC TODAY, Taste of Home and the U Miami Miller School of Medicine magazine. When she’s not writing, you might find her cycling, walking her dog Daisy or creating her own craft cocktails.