A recent study has found that prolonged auras are common and are phenotypically similar to other auras. Based on the observed duration of aura symptoms, the researchers suggest reconsidering the use ...

For patients with interstitial cystitis (IC), longer cystoscopic hydrodistention (HD) times may result in improved efficacy and longer symptom relief, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in ...

As a nurse-midwife, birth and its unlikely twin, death, were familiar, renting the fabric between worlds, opposite ends of the spectrum. I’ve studied death, helped mothers and fathers accept death, ...

It can be difficult to put a name to lingering feelings of grief, but there's a new term that may help define what you've been going through: prolonged grief disorder. After years of debate and ...

Loss of a loved one and grieving their absence is a universal, yet deeply personal experience. For adults, the death of a partner, parent, child, sibling, or friend can be devastating. For a child, ...

A new study of more than 1,000 adults, average age 33, found that meeting recommended physical activity guidelines isn't enough to counteract the 60-plus hours per week they spend sitting. To reduce ...

Anne Murray Mozingo of York, ME, was a new mother, still nursing her 17-month-old son in the spring of 2000, when she woke one morning to find her husband, Bill, on the bathroom floor. He had died at ...

After I lost my only child more than 20 years ago, I told three lies over and over. Yes, I’m fine, I said when people asked how I was doing. I said this in the first year because I was in shock and ...