Lauren Paige Kennedy

HealthCentral’s first-ever Chronic + Sex survey shares how hundreds of people with underlying health conditions really feel about illness and intimacy, from libido-killing side effects from medication and pain to how their partners support them sexually (or don’t). The results might surprise you.

Connecting with others on social media who share your health condition is only the first step, if the end goal is to affect policy and generate awareness on the national (or even global) stage.

You, too, can turn a social media moderating gig into an ambassadorship, then leverage it to raise awareness about your health condition in Washington, D.C.

From wireless charging stations to humidifiers that fill your rooms with paraben-free scents and more, allow us to present something for everyone on your health-conscious shopping list.

Hundreds of readers shared their experiences with having their symptoms downplayed or even dismissed by their doctors—sometimes with serious consequences.

In his new book, *An Exercise in Uncertainty: A Memoir of Illness and Hope*, author Jonathan Gluck chronicles the emotional challenges of repeatedly fighting off multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that causes tumors to form in the bones.