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Sarah Kosalos

Sarah Kosalos

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Five Things You Need to Know About Chronic Kidney Disease and High Potassium

Did you know potassium is a mineral your body needs to keep your muscles and heart working? While potassium is vital, having too much of it in your blood can cause serious health issues if not addressed.

Five Things to Know About Migraine and its Management

Migraine is one of the most common causes of disability worldwide1 and it is often misunderstood.2 More than 1 billion people worldwide are burdened by migraine,3 but the condition remains underdiagnosed and undertreated despite its prevalence.4 In the United States, the prevalence of migraine is ≈ 12%.5 Considered by some to be just a “bad headache,” migraine is a complex debilitating neurological disease that is believed to change brain biology and function and can impact many aspects of life.5,6 Importantly, it can prevent people from tackling day-to-day activities and often keeps them from spending time with their loved ones.5,7

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: 8 Things to Know About This Common Blood Cancer

Almost every three minutes, someone in the United States is diagnosed with a blood cancer. And in 2020 alone, around 21,000 Americans were diagnosed with a type of blood cancer called chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), the most common type of leukemia in adults. A cancer diagnosis can be scary, but advances in the testing and treatment of CLL are making it easier for people to live their lives with the disease.