September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that ovarian cancer accounts for 3% of all cancers in women but “causes more deaths each year than any other cancer of the female reproductive system.” The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition explains that ovarian cancer is “a disease in …
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids. The misuse of and addiction to opioids-including prescription pain relivers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl- is a serious national crisis that effects public health as well as social and economic …
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), the clinical term for autism, is defined by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as, “a group of complex neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by repetitive and characteristic patterns of behavior and difficulties with social communication and interaction.” The National Autism Association lists some of the signs of ASD as: “social impairments, cognitive …
The National Aphasia Association (NAA), defines aphasia as an “acquired communication disorder that impairs a person’s ability to process language, but does not affect intelligence. Aphasia impairs the ability to speak and understand others.” NAA shares that in 2019, 2 million Americans were affected by aphasia and that by 2020, the yearly number of aphasia …
As the world tries to absorb the news that Hollywood and real-life superhero, Chadwick Boseman died at the young age of 43 after several years of battling colon cancer, let us seize this opportunity to address your colonoscopy fears. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), “Colorectal cancer starts in the colon or the …