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Mary Bolster

Managing Editor, Neurology Now at Brain & Life

Writer, editor, reader, film goer, people-ophile

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  • 6 days ago | healthcentral.com | Mary Bolster

    Like many women in their thirties, Lorna Scheel had a busy life—raising a family, juggling a career, and pursuing an advanced degree. So, when she began noticing slight changes in her coordination and balance, she shrugged it off. “I was the mother of two children, working full-time, and in graduate school. I put everything down to fatigue,” she says. That was in 2006.

  • 2 weeks ago | healthcentral.com | Mary Bolster

    More than 15% of adults in the United States (that’s roughly 41 million Americans) experience migraine attacks. This neurologic condition—which may include blinding pain, nausea, a loss or distortion of vision, and a heightened sensitivity to light and sound—contributes to lost work and healthcare costs. But until recently, there were no official, evidenced-based recommendations for primary care physicians on how to treat these types of episodic (occurring less than 15 times a month) headaches.

  • Feb 27, 2025 | healthcentral.com | Mary Bolster

    When Ann Marie Johnson, 54, from Syracuse, NY, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2002, the first thing she did was educate herself about the autoimmune condition, a disease of the central nervous system that causes mobility, cognition, and vision problems. Johnson knew of only one person who had it—Montel Wiliams—and he was famous. As she researched the condition, she couldn’t find anyone who looked like her: young, female, and African American.

  • Feb 27, 2025 | healthcentral.com | Mary Bolster

    A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is no picnic. Just ask any of the 1 million Americans who are living with this autoimmune disorder, which can cause nerve pain, motor problems, cognitive decline, urinary and bowel issues, and vision loss, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Depression and grief are common with this condition, too, says Rosalind Kalb, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and certified health coach based in West Bath, ME.

  • Feb 12, 2025 | brainandlife.org | Mary Bolster

    You had a traumatic brain injury (TBI) when you were 18. What happened? I had finished my first semester at San Diego State University and was riding an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) with some friends on a pier. We were just goofing around, and none of us was wearing a helmet. Like many 18-year-olds, we thought we were immortal. That changed when my ATV flipped and my head slammed into the ground. How serious was your injury? I was rushed to the nearest hospital, where I lay in a coma for a week.

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