The worry, racing thoughts and dread that are all part of chronic anxiety don’t just muddle the life of someone who's anxious; they can scramble a loved one's life, too.
To nurture an anxious partner through sleepless nights -- and save your relationship -- psychologists advise starting with empathy, not logic.
And remember, you’re not the therapist. Advice your partner might accept from a professional can sound patronizing coming from you. It's OK to pass along names and numbers of a couple good counselors, but let your partner make the appointment.
Type 2 diabetes can be prevented, well-managed and maybe even reversed with weight loss and exercise, recent research suggests.
But controlling blood sugar via a change in diet and lifestyle takes support that most people don’t get. It’s easier for many doctors and patients turn to medication, though the costs add up.
In recent years, the American Diabetes Association has become more open to the idea of “diabetes reversal” through lifestyle changes, especially in the first years after diagnosis.
How could a patient be charged more than a half million dollars for 14 weeks of dialysis?
That was the central question our team of reporters set out to answer last Monday in the NPR-Kaiser Health News “Bill-of-the-Month” series – our ongoing, joint investigation into exorbitant medical bills.
Some Shots readers wrote to say they found the bill outrageous. And just a few days after our story aired and was published, the dialysis firm decided to waive the remaining $524,600.17 of Sovereign Valentine’s bill.
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