Contributors: Andrea Barcia

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Andrea Barcia

Health Writer

Created: 1/27/20 - Updated: 6/8/21


This member's contributions to the Health Magazine

Pancreatitis: "It is the most painful thing I have ever experienced".

Pancreatitis: "It is the most painful thing I have ever experienced".

Rheumatoid arthritis: "We can all have quality of life even though there is no cure for this disease".

Rheumatoid arthritis: "We can all have quality of life even though there is no cure for this disease".

Agoraphobia: "Better explain what it is so that there is more empathy"

Agoraphobia: "Better explain what it is so that there is more empathy"

Osteoporosis and osteopetrosis: "I just have to listen to my body and do what it asks me to do".

Osteoporosis and osteopetrosis: "I just have to listen to my body and do what it asks me to do".

Multiple sclerosis: "It is very difficult to accept everything that is happening to you"

Multiple sclerosis: "It is very difficult to accept everything that is happening to you"

Myasthenia gravis: "When I understood what I was dealing with, the remission began"

Myasthenia gravis: "When I understood what I was dealing with, the remission began"

Parkinson's disease: "The best therapy is meeting other people who know exactly how you feel."

Parkinson's disease: "The best therapy is meeting other people who know exactly how you feel."

Stiff person syndrome (SPS) and Hodgkin's lymphoma: "They had never seen a case like mine!"

Stiff person syndrome (SPS) and Hodgkin's lymphoma: "They had never seen a case like mine!"

Multiple sclerosis and pregnancy: "You have to take good care of yourself and listen to your doctors"

Multiple sclerosis and pregnancy: "You have to take good care of yourself and listen to your doctors"

Expert Interview: How to live better with a loved one with Alzheimer's disease?

Expert Interview: How to live better with a loved one with Alzheimer's disease?

Bipolar disorder: "In my case, my life is completely normal"

Bipolar disorder: "In my case, my life is completely normal"

Ankylosing spondylitis: "Don't stop moving and always exercise!"

Ankylosing spondylitis: "Don't stop moving and always exercise!"

Long COVID: "It felt as if the symptoms I had before were multiplied by 10!"

Long COVID: "It felt as if the symptoms I had before were multiplied by 10!"

Migraine: "My doctor used to treat them like a headache"

Migraine: "My doctor used to treat them like a headache"

Osteoarthritis: "From week to week, I notice an increase in discomfort"

Osteoarthritis: "From week to week, I notice an increase in discomfort"

Kidney failure and transplantation: "My kidney is functioning perfectly after almost 10 years!"

Kidney failure and transplantation: "My kidney is functioning perfectly after almost 10 years!"

Epilepsy: "Stop looking down on us just because you don't know!"

Epilepsy: "Stop looking down on us just because you don't know!"

Expert Interview: Understanding neuropsychology (3/3)

Expert Interview: Understanding neuropsychology (3/3)

Expert Interview: Understanding Neuropsychology (2/3)

Expert Interview: Understanding Neuropsychology (2/3)

Coronavirus and Asthma: A Patient's Experience

Coronavirus and Asthma: A Patient's Experience

Expert interview: discovering neuropsychology (1/3)

Expert interview: discovering neuropsychology (1/3)

Fighting depression: Learning to love yourself and the ups and downs of life

Fighting depression: Learning to love yourself and the ups and downs of life

Controlling asthma with natural methods

Controlling asthma with natural methods

Flash glucose monitoring, treatments, diet: keeping type-2 diabetes under control

Flash glucose monitoring, treatments, diet: keeping type-2 diabetes under control

Anemia, Hashimoto disease, aortic insufficiency, type 1 diabetes...just to name a few. This is my story of misdiagnosis

Anemia, Hashimoto disease, aortic insufficiency, type 1 diabetes...just to name a few. This is my story of misdiagnosis

Ovarian cancer: discover the world of personalized medicine, where every tumor isn’t treated the same with chemotherapy.

Ovarian cancer: discover the world of personalized medicine, where every tumor isn’t treated the same with chemotherapy.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): How to read your blood tests?

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): How to read your blood tests?

How to travel with a disability

How to travel with a disability

Diagnosis, treatment, relationships with family and friends: the emotions experienced during breast cancer

Diagnosis, treatment, relationships with family and friends: the emotions experienced during breast cancer

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