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Reaching new heights with joint disease
BJ Pessia is a jack of all trades and master of all. A real estate agent, carpenter, painter, landscaper, ski...
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One day at a time: Living with an unpredictable disease
Kim Bench likes routines. Every morning, she gets out of bed, does her stretches, and makes breakfast. That is, if...
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Study offers clues for improving seasonal flu vaccine
The 2017-2018 flu season was rougher than most. During peak flu activity in February, more than 10 percent of deaths in...
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Rheumatoid arthritis: Understanding a difficult joint disease
When you hear about someone who has arthritis, you might think of an older person with pain or stiffness in...
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Multiple sclerosis: What you need to know
What is MS? Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system (the brain and...
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Tips for staying healthy and safe this summer
MedlinePlus and NIH offer lots of information online to help. We've summarized some helpful highlights to get you started. ...
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Inspiring the next generation at NIH’s Science Day
Nearly 500 students from 11 Washington, D.C.-area schools recently attended "Science Day at NIH" on the National Institutes of Health ...
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Updated blood pressure guidelines: Lifestyle changes are key
Nearly 86 million people in the U.S. have high blood pressure. (Blood pressure over 140/90 is traditionally defined as high blood...
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Extending cancer survival in young patients
Early results from a clinical trial show that a new drug may extend survival for cancer patients with a specific...
Cancer![Researchers at NIH and around the country are working to improve prosthetic limbs for patients.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/prosthetichands-sm18.jpg)
Bringing prosthetic hands to life
NIH is improving prosthetic, or artificial, limbs so that they can work better and feel more natural to patients. Using...
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Know the difference: Rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis?
Wondering if you have rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis? Review the overviews below from MedlinePlus and the National Institute of Arthritis...
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Getting a kidney transplant: What you need to know
In the U.S., an estimated 14 percent of the population has chronic kidney disease, and roughly 661,000 Americans have kidney failure....
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A patient's kidney transplant journey
Alison Lee is a fighter. She has fought lupus, kidney failure, and cancer—all in just 35 short years. Alison was diagnosed...
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Fighting cancer: Ins and outs of immunotherapy
Cancer can play a cat and mouse game with our immune systems, hiding cells and making it harder to fight...
Cancer, Immunotherapy![All of Us Research Program](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/futureofresearch2-sm18.jpg)
Help the future of research with All of Us
By gathering health information from people all over the country, All of Us will serve as a national resource to...
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New blood pressure guidelines: What you need to know
Making sense of your blood pressure reading can be tricky, but we've broken it down to help you better...
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Treating rheumatoid arthritis: Search for a cure
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a tricky disease. No one knows what causes it, but while there isn't yet a...
Rheumatoid Arthritis![Dorry Segev, M.D., Ph.D., pictured at right, is working on multiple NIH-funded studies on organ transplantation.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/improvingorgandonation-sm18.jpg)
Improving organ donation for all
Dorry Segev, M.D., Ph.D., is a leader in the field of organ transplantation. The Johns Hopkins University surgeon...
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DASH: Eat your way to lower blood pressure
What is DASH? DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. This eating plan is based on research studies sponsored...
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Are you getting enough sleep?
Just one more minute. Sleep is something that's vital to keep our bodies working properly. Getting enough sleep at...
Sleep![Daniel Reich, M.D., Ph.D. (standing) listens to team members at NIH.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/multipleslerosis-sm18.jpg)
Uncovering the mysteries of multiple sclerosis
An estimated 2.3 million people worldwide live with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS is a hard-to-predict disease of the central nervous system....
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