Lauryn Higgins

The word “early” can make breast cancer sound straightforward. For many women, the decisions that follow are anything but.

When early breast cancer decisions feel urgent and overwhelming, your real life belongs in the conversation — from work and caregiving to sex, energy, finances and the future you are trying to protect.

Surgery can feel like the finish line. But for many early breast cancer patients, the next conversation can shape what comes after.

Living with metastatic breast cancer can mean ongoing treatment, but it should not mean losing sight of the person you are beyond the diagnosis.

The most unsettling part of “mild” psoriatic arthritis? You can feel pretty much normal, while flow inflammation is reshaping your future mobility.

Too many women spend years being told their pain is stress, hormones or "normal" — as rheumatic disease quietly progresses.

The most unsettling part of “mild” psoriatic arthritis? You can feel mostly fine while inflammation is reshaping your future mobility.

From early symptoms to completion of treatment, how one patient’s journey reflects a larger shift in care.

It's a lot more complicated.

When your day starts to revolve around the nearest bathroom, it’s easy to write it off as a habit. But what many women normalize may point to overactive bladder—a common, often overlooked medical condition with real treatment options.