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".
Nov 30, 2022
Rheumatoid arthritis: "We can all have quality of life even though there is no cure for this disease".
Nov 23, 2022
Agoraphobia: "Better explain what it is so that there is more empathy"
Oct 5, 2022
Osteoporosis and osteopetrosis: "I just have to listen to my body and do what it asks me to do".
Sep 28, 2022
Multiple sclerosis: "It is very difficult to accept everything that is happening to you"
Jul 22, 2022
Myasthenia gravis: "When I understood what I was dealing with, the remission began"
Jul 18, 2022
Parkinson's disease: "The best therapy is meeting other people who know exactly how you feel."
Apr 27, 2022
Stiff person syndrome (SPS) and Hodgkin's lymphoma: "They had never seen a case like mine!"
Jan 19, 2022
Multiple sclerosis and pregnancy: "You have to take good care of yourself and listen to your doctors"
Sep 22, 2021
Expert Interview: How to live better with a loved one with Alzheimer's disease?
Sep 21, 2021
Bipolar disorder: "In my case, my life is completely normal"
Aug 18, 2021
Ankylosing spondylitis: "Don't stop moving and always exercise!"
May 21, 2021
Long COVID: "It felt as if the symptoms I had before were multiplied by 10!"
Apr 23, 2021
Migraine: "My doctor used to treat them like a headache"
Mar 24, 2021
Osteoarthritis: "From week to week, I notice an increase in discomfort"
Mar 23, 2021
Kidney failure and transplantation: "My kidney is functioning perfectly after almost 10 years!"
Mar 11, 2021
Epilepsy: "Stop looking down on us just because you don't know!"
Mar 10, 2021
Expert Interview: Understanding neuropsychology (3/3)
Jul 3, 2020
Expert Interview: Understanding Neuropsychology (2/3)
Jun 12, 2020
Coronavirus and Asthma: A Patient's Experience
Apr 2, 2020
Expert interview: discovering neuropsychology (1/3)
Mar 10, 2020
Fighting depression: Learning to love yourself and the ups and downs of life
Feb 6, 2020
Controlling asthma with natural methods
Feb 4, 2020
Flash glucose monitoring, treatments, diet: keeping type-2 diabetes under control
Jan 28, 2020
Anemia, Hashimoto disease, aortic insufficiency, type 1 diabetes...just to name a few. This is my story of misdiagnosis
Jul 24, 2019
Ovarian cancer: discover the world of personalized medicine, where every tumor isn’t treated the same with chemotherapy.
Jul 3, 2019
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): How to read your blood tests?
May 13, 2019
How to travel with a disability
May 1, 2019
Diagnosis, treatment, relationships with family and friends: the emotions experienced during breast cancer
Apr 24, 2019
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