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Immune & Autoimmune Diseases

Black, Disabled, and Protesting In America

Ulcerative colitis may be incurable, but the same is not true of racism. That's why I fight.
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In My Village, There Are Many Diseases, But Only One Sickness

In Kenya, where I live, HIV/AIDS has become a family curse.
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When Options Are No Longer A Choice

When my illness painted me into a corner, it made me realize the only way you can ever lose is if you choose to quit.
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Women With Disabilities Deserve Great Underwear Too

Inspired by her mother's battle with fibromyalgia, Emma Butler started Intimately, a marketplace for accessible underwear.
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From HIV to COVID, The Male Nurse Who Revolutionized Compassionate Care

At the height of the AIDS crisis, Cliff Morrison was put in charge of Ward 5B, essentially as a scapegoat. Instead of failing, he created a model on how to deal with a pandemic compassionately.
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Ask Ada: What To Do In A Pandemic When You’re Immunocompromised

Plus: how to share joint custody of a child while social distancing.
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How Almost Dying From Sepsis Changed My Relationship With Shaving

After a cut shaving my legs turned septic, I learned to accept my body hair, and stop caring what other people think.
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Ask Ada: How Do I Protect My Newborn Baby From COVID?

Plus: what to deal when coronavirus has made you your roommate's caregiver.
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Why The Author Of ‘Sick’ Is Angry About Coronavirus

Porochista Khakpour experienced racism in her pursuit of a Lyme disease diagnosis. Now, she's seeing it again in America's response to COVID-19.
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Why Chronically Ill And Disabled People Are Furious About Coronavirus

As a person with an autoimmune disorder, you know what makes me angriest about COVID-19? The fact that the same accommodations society is making to contain the pandemic are the ones it refused to make for me all along.
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When Someone Says They Are Disabled, Believe Them

Whether Jameela Jamil or a person sitting in a handicapped seat on a bus, we all have a duty to believe the experiences of others.
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