Stephanie Cajigal

One day in 1994, Brad Ingram, who was a healthy 15-year-old and a sophomore in high school, had a sudden seizure that lasted 30 minutes. Soon after that episode, Ingram was diagnosed with epilepsy and prescribed medication. He was also told by his…

Find an Expert Start with a specialist, neurologists say. You can find one through several channels. Your community may have neurologists, in private practice or hospital-based settings, who have additional training in neurology subspecialties and…

Joel Diaz, a 41-year-old father from Columbus, OH, deals with two neurologic conditions: Parkinson's disease and dystonia, a movement disorder that causes involuntary muscle contractions in his left leg and arm. His usual treatment for dystonia is a…

Depending on their symptoms and the severity of their condition, people with myasthenia gravis have different treatments to choose from—and the options continue to expand. At one point in her mid-twenties, Priscilla Forrester, now 33, realized she…

Many people with neurologic conditions are reluctant to give up working remotely. Understand your rights and options so you can return—or not—in your own way. Like many office workers, Heather Phillips, a public health programming manager, grew…

After Betsy Pilon's son was born with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in 2012, she felt frustrated by the lack of information and support available in the neonatal intensive care unit. She was told to enroll her son in early intervention…

Depending on their symptoms and the severity of their condition, people with myasthenia gravis have different treatments to choose from—and the options continue to expand. At one point in her mid-twenties, Priscilla Forrester, now 33, realized she…

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Kevin Tock considered himself moderately healthy. He was overweight and experienced migraine attacks, but he otherwise felt pretty good for someone in his late fifties. Then he contracted COVID-19 in November 2020 and…

Find a doctor with experience Lean on others Talk to a therapist familiar with chronic conditions Some clinicians and therapists without specific training may dismiss the illness as psychosomatic, says Melissa Geraghty, PsyD, a clinical health…

Scientists continue to find evidence that the brain and gastrointestinal tract are closely linked—and that keeping one healthy will benefit the other. The brain and gut are connected, but the exact nature of that connection is still a mystery.…

Find a doctor with experience Lean on others Talk to a therapist familiar with chronic conditions Some clinicians and therapists without specific training may dismiss the illness as psychosomatic, says Melissa Geraghty, PsyD, a clinical health…

Like many Americans, Linda Snider, 49, a radiologist in Omaha, NE, has been taking every precaution to avoid contracting COVID-19. She and her husband have both been able to work from home, they've limited their time in public places, and they…

Al igual que muchos estadounidenses, Linda Snider, de 49 años, radióloga en Omaha, NE, ha tomado todas las precauciones para evitar contraer COVID-19. Ella y su esposo pudieron trabajar desde casa, limitaron el tiempo que pasan en lugares públicos y…

Donn Seidholz's workout schedule before the pandemic would have put most people to shame. The 67-year-old was at the gym five days a week to lift weights, cycle, and row. "Anything to get the heart rate up," he says. But ever since he became sick…

When COVID-19 survivors first started reporting lingering symptoms during recovery, they seemed to be isolated incidents. But as the pandemic has worn on, so many people are experiencing ongoing problems that specialized clinics are opening around…

When Gregory T. Martini stopped by his father's house one evening three years ago, he expected to do most of the talking. His father, a former engineer, had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD) two years prior, a condition that had reduced…

New perk! Get after it with local recommendations just for you. Discover nearby events, routes out your door, and hidden gems when you sign up for the Local Running Drop. Make the running bug contagious! Use these reader-tested tactics to help…

Whether you're squeezing in runs on your lunch break, before a dinner date or prior to picking up your kids from school, here are all the tips, tricks and products you need to improve your personal primping speed. Step #1: 60-SECOND SHOWER For the…

Wendy Toth, a 30-year-old runner from New York City, has a clear mental picture of her ideal Sunday morning: I'd go for a long weekend run with my boyfriend, and then we'd stop by a caf? for coffee and read the paper in post-workout bliss. The only…

For most kids, there’s really nothing quite like the end of the school year. Classes, homework, and any formal schedule are pretty much done, and the biggest concern is figuring out what to do with all that free time. Though lazing around in front of…