This article is part of Health's series, Life Interrupted: Living With an Invisible Illness. Each month, one women will share what it's like to appear healthy on the outside while navigating daily life with a serious physical or mental health condition. “You don’t look sick.” That’s something I hear all the time. It's …
Read More »People Always Tell Me 'You Don't Look Sick'—Even Though I've Had a Painful Disorder All My Life
This article is part of Health's series, Life Interrupted: Living With an Invisible Illness. Each month, one women will share what it's like to appear healthy on the outside while navigating daily life with a serious physical or mental health condition. “You don’t look sick.” That’s something I hear all the time. It's …
Read More »The Growths On This Woman's Lips Were Actually a Rare Sign That She's at Risk of Breast Cancer
When a 32-year-old woman sought medical advice at an outpatient breast clinic after several months of experiencing multiple, tender breast lumps, her doctors also noticed something else concerning: clustered papular growths, or benign bumps, on her lips. Those growths ended up being a key symptom of a condition that actually …
Read More »This 26-Year-Old Posts Boudoir Photos in Her Wheelchair to Prove That Sexy Comes in All Shapes and Sizes
Our series This Is Me is about being empowered to own who you are and defy any ridiculous societal expectations of beauty. We're not here to meet your standards, we're here to break them. Show us how beautiful you are! Tag us on Instagram: @healthmagazine #ThisIsMe While most people are having a hard …
Read More »The Growths On This Woman's Lips Were Actually a Rare Sign That She's at Risk of Breast Cancer
When a 32-year-old woman sought medical advice at an outpatient breast clinic after several months of experiencing multiple, tender breast lumps, her doctors also noticed something else concerning: clustered papular growths, or benign bumps, on her lips. Those growths ended up being a key symptom of a condition that actually …
Read More »This 26-Year-Old Posts Boudoir Photos in Her Wheelchair to Prove That Sexy Comes in All Shapes and Sizes
Our series This Is Me is about being empowered to own who you are and defy any ridiculous societal expectations of beauty. We're not here to meet your standards, we're here to break them. Show us how beautiful you are! Tag us on Instagram: @healthmagazine #ThisIsMe While most people are having a hard …
Read More »This 22-Year-Old Pageant Queen Was Born With a Rare Condition that Causes Tumors to Grow All Over Her Body
At 22, Brianna Worden has racked up some impressive accomplishments. In 2013, Worden won Miss Teen New York International. Six years later, she graduated from Boston University in the top 10% of her class. And since graduation, she’s landed a job as an educator at the Children’s Tumor Foundation. But …
Read More »This 22-Year-Old Pageant Queen Was Born With a Rare Condition that Causes Tumors to Grow All Over Her Body
At 22, Brianna Worden has racked up some impressive accomplishments. In 2013, Worden won Miss Teen New York International. Six years later, she graduated from Boston University in the top 10% of her class. And since graduation, she’s landed a job as an educator at the Children’s Tumor Foundation. But …
Read More »This Extremely Rare Condition Makes Hair Stick Straight Up From the Scalp
When Shilah Calvert-Yin was born, there was seemingly nothing out of the ordinary about her hair, according to her mom Celeste—but what started off as soft, brown hair, quickly began growing "straight up and not flattening down." That's when Celeste knew something was off, according to a recent post on …
Read More »This Extremely Rare Condition Makes Hair Stick Straight Up From the Scalp
When Shilah Calvert-Yin was born, there was seemingly nothing out of the ordinary about her hair, according to her mom Celeste—but what started off as soft, brown hair, quickly began growing "straight up and not flattening down." That's when Celeste knew something was off, according to a recent post on …
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