Patient Files
Your stories of healing, coping and recovery
‘Pacing’ for long COVID can help people cope, but there’s a tradeoff
Chronic fatigue associated with long COVID forces many people to rest and disengage from activities they used to do — but limiting your life can feel powerless.
1 year ago
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How a med student’s ‘first patient’ created lasting friendships
For more than a decade, a unique gross anatomy course at Indiana University required students to get to know the family of the donated cadaver they worked on.
2 years ago
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How a Broadway superhero faced a life-threatening diagnosis
When Jake Odmark was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, his career took a back seat. But accepting the diagnosis led to a more stable future.
3 years ago
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Reclaiming a good night’s sleep after trauma-induced insomnia
A museum exhibit helped Vashti DuBois finally sleep after nearly 3 years of unrest.
Standing in her living room — a serene, dark
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7 years ago
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A night shift doctor’s quest for daytime shuteye
After working overnight, an ER doctor does her best to sleep during the sunniest hours.
While Dorian Jacobs’ husband and tod
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7 years ago
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This mom hopes for a better future for her son who cannot eat
Amy Marzolino watches her toddler, August, like a hawk, and with good reason.
“I’m the mom who’s running across
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8 years ago
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Let him eat cake: Reframing life after a suicide attempt
Michael Bohannan-Calloway was diagnosed with cancer in January 2010. Doctors told him it was treatable but incurable. Looking for guidanc
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8 years ago
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How kidney failure changed Philly rapper Freeway’s music and life
Just as he was stepping on stage to perform for tens of thousands of people at the Made in America Festival, Philadelphia rapper Freeway
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8 years ago
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My dad hasn’t had anything to eat or drink in two years
When I ask him what the last meal he ate was, he hesitates, trying to remember: “I love chicken, maybe it was chicken? I don’
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8 years ago
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How one composer’s hearing damage inspired a concert series
In 2008, composer Daniel Fishkin’s ears started ringing, and they never stopped. Doctors offered no solace besides, “You get
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8 years ago
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Doctor tells tale of losing a patient, and what Katy Perry had to do with it
Mohammed Nayeemudin was working in the ICU when he got a call from the emergency room — a 30 year old who had been found in his apartme
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8 years ago
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A mom, a daughter, a disease, and time.
Liz Buvinger admits she can be a bit of a “planner”—even a Type A personalit
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8 years ago
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If you are at high risk of developing Alzheimer’s, would you want to know?
Drug trial gives people a “peek” at their brain functioning.
The Drexel Neurosciences Institute in Philadelphia and ab
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8 years ago
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South Philly musician owns disability, independence with new album [video]
Musician Anomie Fatale chose her name deliberately. At age 20 she lost control of most of her body. She’s turning that pain and fru
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8 years ago
A kidney donation, with an assist from above
Did a religious epiphany save Terry Sukeena’s life?
When he was 46 years old, Terry Sukeena had the first major health scare
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9 years ago
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