All Articles on Chronic Illness
Honoring Judith Schaefer: Patient champion and champion patientLooking back on a career that reshaped how health care systems tune in to the patient perspective. Plus, six habits Judith used to make work more joyful.
6 habits for finding joy in workMacColl Center’s Judith Schaefer offers advice we can take to heart.
Patients may not be telling their doctors what matters to them mostOur VITAL study discovers 6 domains that people with chronic illness too rarely discuss with their care providers.
Do mast cells hold the key to chronic and unexplained disease?Dr. Jennifer McClure reflects on evidence about mast cells as a key to chronic disease, providing new insights for physicians, researchers, and the public.
Growing up is hard to do—especially when you have a chronic illnessDr. Paula Lozano’s research aims to ensure chronically ill kids make a safer and easier transition to adulthood.
Bringing diabetes self-care support to Eastern Washington’s Latino communitiesRegular doctor visits are important for controlling diabetes, but so is daily self-monitoring of diet, activity, and blood sugar. An effective way for people with diabetes to learn these everyday skills is the Diabetes Self-Management Program, developed and tested in Spanish and English at Stanford University.
New online care from dietitians helps control weightOverweight Group Health patients with hypertension benefit from ‘pocket dietitian’
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