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Telehealth is a virtual service that lets patients interact with a healthcare professional online. This lets doctors and patients connect without being in the same room, or even the same...

Psoriasis causes red patches of inflamed skin, or plaques, that form during flare-ups. They are itchy, painful, and can crack and bleed. Plaques can form anywhere on your body but...

About 2 out of every 5 people with psoriasis get psoriatic arthritis. Those with psoriatic arthritis may have stiffness, joint pain, and swollen fingers or toes. Foot and lower back...

Visiting your doctor online is a great way to get healthcare if you are not able to go in person. You can get medical advice, visual assessments, treatments, or update...

It can be overwhelming to figure out how to find telehealth services, especially if you do not already have a doctor. But many companies offer a range of virtual health...

The technology needed for virtual healthcare has been around for decades. But virtual care has not been widely used in the United States until recently. The recent public health emergency...

At-home monitoring can help you better manage chronic health conditions. It can also aid in your recovery after medical procedures. Using this technology, you can regularly record your health data...

Telehealth or virtual care can be used to access many different types of health services. To get started, talk to your doctor to find out which virtual services are right...

As a person who has lived with this illness for decades, I believe I have earned the right to say that I certainly have learned a few things. I have...

Our children are meant to be protected. They should be sheltered from the harsher realities of life. In most cases, it is pretty clear to me what my kids should...

It can often be very difficult to know what to ask or even where to begin when you have questions for your doctor at your first appointment. Community members have...

We live in a “go big or go home” world. Television and social media constantly serve up images of a lifestyle of “you can have it all!” I scroll through...

Living with psoriatic arthritis can feel at times like a game of craps. Each day brings a new challenge or change of circumstance seemingly based on the throw of a...

I have had psoriasis for 56 years and psoriatic arthritis for over 30 years. I recently had to stop treatments because of health issues. My PsA started flaring so badly, I...

Have you ever heard of the term "spoonie?" If you know what a spoonie is, then there is a good chance that you may consider yourself a spoonie or relate...

How often do you feel like you’ve “got it all together?” Everything is going along as it should? Life is just going smoothly? Probably like most people, your answer (with...

I have to admit, the term hangover has really taken on a different meaning since my diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis. Don't get me wrong, fun nights out with friends still...

I heard the word, endometriosis for the first time at age fifteen. "You have endometriosis." the doctor cowered. "What? I have a disease?" As a young adult, I didn’t have...

On the surface, you might think that psoriatic arthritis and “beauty” concerns couldn’t be more further apart. Worrying about how you look tends to pale in comparison to facing the...

Sitting around the house has never been a good thing for me. The longer I sit, the stiffer my joints feel. I have to do this balancing act of sitting...