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Fourth time is a charm, yes? by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain T minus 9 hours until I get a better version of my current knee. And while I am not excited about going through yet another surgery, my fourth in less than 6 years (heart, ... Read on »

Opening the food revolution to you. by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain I learned about the benefits of eating real food long ago. It makes me feel better, think faster, exercise, work and play harder. Real food (fresh vegetables, fruits, ... Read on »

Fantastic news for us orphans. by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain As someone who suffers from a classified “orphan” disease (Wegener’s) — something so rare that less than 6,000 people in the US are diagnosed with it each year — I seldo ... Read on »

Sharing: Crohn's and pregnancy. by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Love this thoughtful and auspicious post from Mary Diderrich — a Registered Nurse at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, New York: Crohn’s and pregnancy Mary, who has suffer ... Read on »

Healthy social media. by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain If you’re reading this then you already know how much social media can promote some the best things web-based health has to offer. Alex Howard is right there with you. Che ... Read on »

Acuminous art. by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Special thanks to my colleague Tom for introducing me to Klari Reis and her artistic talents. Reis, who also suffers from Crohn’s, combines a science background and an emp ... Read on »

Dance medicine. by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain In mid-August, I’m going to have another surgery experience under my belt (literally)—arthroscopic knee surgery. Yep, I knew I was in real trouble when I truly cou ... Read on »

The House effect. by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain I’m not much of a TV watcher, but I’ve recently been watching some episodes of House . For you medical TV-drama neophytes, I’ll fill you in: model-worthy medical students ... Read on »

A Bill of Rights for the rest of us. by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Fifteen years ago a Patient’s Bill of Rights was introduced in the United States Congress, and just yesterday the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and ... Read on »

When the going gets tough... by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain ...my mom usually brings a casserole. Perhaps that’s why I fell in love with the simplicity and thoughtfulness behind MealBaby.com —an online service that allows people to ... Read on »

Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals. by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain It’s been out for a while, but as an obsessive list-maker and frequent hospital visitor this book immediately caught my eye (and ear on the radio the other day): Safe Pati ... Read on »

Excusez-moi! by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain I have been on vacation (and will be until this Thursday), so please pardon my lack of writing over the past few weeks. We have been traveling all over Spain and a bit of Fr ... Read on »

The only spiders I may ever be partial to. by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain I literally said “whooooaaaa” aloud when I saw this = Robot Nano-Spiders May Heal Injuries * Amazing. A team of scientists have program tiny robots to follow the path o ... Read on »

Preventive care finds a seat at the table. Finally. by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain The new health care law will incentivize and support preventative measures in health care — with the idea being that healthy Americans generally cost less to take care of ... Read on »

Let the sun shine! by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain But also put on your sunscreen and take your cod liver oil. Yet another study has shown that Vitamin D can be an effective weapon in the fight against Crohn’s disease accord ... Read on »

An appropriate Piscean diet. by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain A quick afternoon trip to the Norway Day festival today got me thinking about the Nordic diet . And while I really don’t love sardines , what if they truly are the answer ... Read on »

Australia, I already loved you. by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Amongst things I dislike most in the world, cigarettes rank very high. Top 5 for sure. Call it selfish or narrow-minded, but I just don’t want to see anyone have their lun ... Read on »

Welcome to you. by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain It’s National DNA day — yes, that is truly a holiday — a day when students, teachers and the public are encouraged to learn more about genetics and genomics. So what am ... Read on »

Utah! Get me two!* by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain According to The New England Journal of Medicine , a recent medical trial of 508 patients shows that a combination of 2-drugs—biologic and immune-suppressing therapies—is ... Read on »

Food revolution. by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain I was driving to work the other morning and watched someone throw an item out of their window going nearly 65 mph. Normally, this would make my blood boil not to mention w ... Read on »

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