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1 day ago | healthcentral.com | Jennifer Lutz

Summer break is right around the corner for school kids and that means vacation planning kicks into high gear for parents. If you have a child with type 1 diabetes (T1D), you know it can be a juggle keeping their blood sugar levels steady through the travel rush. We went to the T1 experts for advice—from toting enough insulin to packing hacks—to help ensure smooth sailing for all.

1 day ago | healthcentral.com | Laurel Leicht

In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) set a goal for hepatitis C (HCV), an infection causing inflammation in the liver, to be eliminated by 2030. (Elimination was defined as a 90% reduction in newly reported chronic infections.) Similarly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sought to clear 80% of cases in the United States in that same time period. But despite these goals, rates in the U.S. have remained high.

6 days ago | healthcentral.com | Cheyenne Buckingham

As a seasoned dancer, Michelle Tolson is familiar with physical discomfort. After all, she was employed as a high-kicking Rockette at Radio City Music Hall in New York for several years and has been gliding across dance floors since elementary school. So when she began experiencing occasional numbness and tingling in her hands and feet more than a decade ago, she brushed it off as a pinched nerve.

1 week ago | healthcentral.com | Alyssa Shaffer

Living with eczema isn’t easy—but you don’t need us to tell you that! This chronic inflammatory skin condition isn’t just itchy (but boy, can it itch). Whether it’s scaly patches, blisters, and bumps, or flaky, scaly, and crusty skin, eczema can take many forms. And no matter if your condition is mild or severe, anyone who has eczema knows that it comes with its own set of challenges. Just how much does eczema affect your quality of life? That’s what we set out to discover in our latest survey.

1 week ago | healthcentral.com | Matt McMillen

It began one night in March 2022, when a strange and intense pain in his backside woke him up. Professional pickleball player Rob Nunnery had just flown from his home in Hawaii to Utah to play in a tournament. In bed in his hotel room, he remembers thinking: “That’s odd. That doesn’t feel good.”The pain grew worse. A trip to urgent care soon led to an appointment with a general surgeon.