Category M.D.

The High Cost of Living with Lupus

The High Cost of Living with Lupus

Niranjana Parthasarathi, M.D., started experiencing extreme fatigue and joint pain in her 20s. Within months, she was diagnosed with lupus. “As a medical student, I knew how serious it could be,” she said, recalling how one of her peers had…

Guide to Colon Cancer Screening Tests

Guide to Colon Cancer Screening Tests

Medically reviewed by Ayanna Lewis, M.D. Getting screened is the best way to lower your risk of colon cancer, a disease that affects 1 in 25 women and is the second-leading cause of cancer death in women under 50. The…