Navigating the Healthcare System With RA
Where to Begin? Navigating the healthcare system can be frustrating, exhausting, and full of dead ends and rabbit holes. Having a chronic...
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Molly Dunham-Friel, MPH
- Apr 6
- 3 min
Lifestyle Tips for Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Just like Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), our lifestyles change as our life changes. Whether you have just been diagnosed or have been...
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Shannon Sims, PhD
- Mar 18
- 5 min
Breathing Exercises for Long Covid
Many people with long Covid report difficulties with their lungs following the acute phase of COVID-19 infection. For some, this can feel...
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Alison Shmerling, MD
- Mar 15
- 2 min
Daylight Savings Time and Your Health
Alison Shmerling, MD, MPH This past weekend was Daylight Savings Time (DST), meaning we “sprung forward” our clocks and lost an hour of...
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Alison Shmerling, MD
- Mar 1
- 1 min
#AutoimmuneAware
An estimated 24 million Americans are living with an autoimmune disease, and another 8 million may eventually receive a diagnosis. It...
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Stefanie Remson
- Mar 1
- 4 min
Grieving the Former You
Where it Began I was formally diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at age 28. Just like many of you, my journey had a lot of ups and...
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Shannon Sims, PhD
- Feb 15
- 2 min
Recently Diagnosed with IBD? Navigating the Path Forward
Recently Diagnosed with Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis? Have you recently been diagnosed with IBD (Crohn’s disease or UC)? No doubt you...
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Shannon Sims, PhD
- Jan 4
- 2 min
Managing a Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare: A Quick Guide
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis? Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes pain in the joints and body....
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Shannon Sims, PhD
- Nov 30, 2021
- 4 min
Soothing the Nervous System: Tips for Mindful Self-Care
Mindfulness can impact the body’s stress-response by calming the nervous system and changing how the brain reacts to stress.
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Jasmine Boggart
- Nov 29, 2021
- 4 min
Understanding the Effects of Long COVID in Adults
As of October 2020, the World Health Organization estimates that one in ten people around the world have possibly contracted the...
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Shannon Sims, PhD
- Nov 29, 2021
- 5 min
COVID-19, Hypothyroidism, and the Immune System
In this pandemic world, many of us have taken a keen interest in boosting our immune system, and for good reason. A healthy immune system...
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Jenna Ziegler
- Nov 6, 2021
- 2 min
Life After Diagnosis: The Comical Colon
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Shannon Sims, PhD
- Sep 22, 2021
- 3 min
Life After Diagnosis: Lupus in Color
Aila Health Ambassador Spotlight As we build out our an innovative digital health model, we are passionate about bring patient voices...
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Aila Health
- Sep 7, 2021
- 3 min
Just Got Diagnosed With An Autoimmune Disease: Now What?
After many months or years of searching for a diagnosis, many patients comment that they feel a sense of relief or validation when they...
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Alison Shmerling, MD, MPH
- Aug 17, 2021
- 4 min
PCP for IBD: Why Is Having A Primary Care Provider So Important?
Did you know studies show that patients with IBD do not get preventive care at the same rates as patients without IBD.
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Shannon Sims, PhD
- Jul 27, 2021
- 6 min
The Long Haul: A Long COVID Story of Suffering, Survival, and Healing.
A Life Changed In the early days of the pandemic, little was known about the effects of the novel coronavirus. Today, we are still...
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Shannon Sims, PhD
- May 20, 2021
- 4 min
Four Simple (but Smart!) Self-Care Tips for Mental Health Awareness Month
No question, our emotional resilience has taken a hit from this ongoing pandemic and everything it has thrown at us—feelings of fear,...
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Aila Health
- May 7, 2021
- 4 min
The Impact of Long COVID: A Phenomena Taking the World by Storm
Large numbers of patients who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 continue to experience a constellation of symptoms for weeks and months...
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Aila Health
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
Making Invisible Illness Visible
Many patients living with chronic illnesses feel their doctors don't believe them when they explain what their symptoms are. They bring...
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Aila Health
- Apr 17, 2021
- 2 min
What Is The Autoimmune Protocol and Does It Really Work?
Since the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) is an extremely restrictive elimination diet, it can be difficult to implement. Some studies have...
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