I was a third-year medical student at Northwestern on my ICU rotation the first time I saw a dopamine drip. The patient was pale and motionless, his blood pressure dropping by the... Read more »
Recently, my yoga teacher commented that “Fall is a windy time of year.” Depending on where you live, the cool wind may pick up or briskness cut the air. This seasonal shift... Read more »
The sympathetic and parasympathetic systems are the two main branches of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which controls involuntary functions like heart rate, breathing, and digestion. The sympathetic system acts like a... Read more »
The nervous system controls everything from our thoughts and emotions to our movements and reflexes—but it’s made up of two major parts: the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system... Read more »
How do we recover from illness when our immune system works against us? Autoimmune conditions contribute to disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, heart disease,... Read more »
My intention in writing these posts is to share the experiences that I went through with my son, starting with the first manifestation of his illness and our journey through numerous subsequent... Read more »
Source: Unsplash/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases At least since Susannah Calahan wrote the 2012 book Brain on Fire, there has been resurging speculation that psychosis might actually be a disorder... Read more »