empowered patient

A bump on the head transformed Alana Hurov from a successful television producer into a gummi-bear-eating recluse. Then a near-death experience helped her find the strength to start over

Empowered patient: Sara Duck spent years suffering without a diagnosis. This enigmatic illness causes pain and often infertility in 176 million women worldwide

Empowered patient: Here’s what it’s really like to live with seasonal affective disorder and how to protect yourself from a low-light slump

Empowered patient: One wrong bite sent a woman on a race against time to save her own life

Empowered patient: When exhaustion is more than just being tired, getting to the bottom of it can be overwhelming. But medical breakthroughs and a new name are offering hope to chronic-fatigue sufferers