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You might not be familiar with the term “compassion fatigue,” but you probably recognize the idea behind it: it’s the feeling that you have no more empathy...
Memory problems can sneak up on you, and you might not notice early signs of them in yourself, your partner or your parent. That’s because memory changes often...
COVID-19 cases are dropping across the nation, but for many people, there’s still a high risk of getting infected. If you’re diagnosed with COVID-19 and...
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, it sent most office workers scurrying home. What we thought might be a few weeks of working from our bedrooms and dining...
Maybe you’re sick of yo-yo dieting. Maybe you have gastrointestinal issues. Maybe you have a history of disordered eating. Maybe you simply want to have...
If you have osteoarthritis, you’ve probably tried the first-line treatments—pain medications, anti-inflammatory pills, creams and injections. They can...
Drug overdoses can happen in a lot of different ways. Someone on multiple medications could lose track of what they took and when they took it. Someone...
If your child is a baseball pitcher, it’s important to take steps to prevent Little League elbow. Little League elbow strikes children and adolescents...
You get up from a chair or out of bed and you feel and hear it—a snapping or clicking in your hip joint. The technical term for it is coxa saltans, but...
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.