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Jen Babakhan

Jen Babakhan is a freelance writer who loves to help others through the written word. She writes about faith and motherhood at her site www.JenBabakhan.com, and loves to inspire others through Instagram, where she can be found @jenbabakhan. You can also find her on Facebook @JenBabakhan, Writer.

My “Stress Symptoms” Turned Out to Be Narcolepsy

This woman battled daytime grogginess for years. Learn how she finally got diagnosed with a...
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I Battled Depression for 20 Years and This Is the Treatment that Finally Worked

A news segment highlighting a new depression treatment turned her whole life around.

My “Lingering Cough” Turned Out to Be Lung Cancer

Former White Sox pitcher Stephen Huff had never smoked a day in his life when...

A Hidden Cancer Could Have Killed Me—If It Wasn’t for This Routine Test

Jim O'Connell prides himself on being health conscious in every way, so when he received...

This Woman’s Body Was Destroying Itself—and It Took Doctors 5 Years to Figure Out Why

Imagine Florida being too cool: That's the case for this woman with a rare condition...

Meet the 28-Year-Old Who’s Already Beaten Cancer 4 Times

Imagine having four separate battles with cancer by the time you’re 28. Now imagine learning...

My “Tiredness” Turned Out to Be a Genetic Condition That Raises Cancer Risk

An underdiagnosed genetic condition called hemochromatosis turned Bev Michel's life into daily agony. It may...
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16 Things Sleep Doctors Never Do During Daylight Saving Time

For most Americans—except those in Hawaii and Arizona—daylight saving time has more impact than we...

9 Pregnancy Myths Doctors Want You to Ignore (and 3 That Are Actually True)

Every pregnant woman has endured listening to someone tell her that the shape of her...
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My “Flu” Symptoms Almost Led to Heart Failure

For Jenny DeVoe, the fever, body aches, and nausea were symptoms of a life-threatening condition....

13 People Reveal the One Thing That Finally Made Them Love Exercise

If you aren't passionate about your workouts, you won't last. These people reveal what keeps...

My “Menopause” Symptoms Turned Out to Be Cervical Cancer

Carol Lacey wasn't worried about her symptoms, but she soon realized how serious they were.
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I Diagnosed My Own Ovarian Cancer—And It Saved My Life

Ovarian cancer symptoms are subtle; women—and their doctors—can easily miss them. This woman knew something...
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Narcolepsy: What Doctors Wish You Knew About This Sleep Disorder

We asked sleep specialists about the most common symptoms of the sleep disorder narcolepsy, and...

16 Things Sleep Doctors Wish You Knew About Snoring

While about half of the snoring population is simply making noise, the other half is...

10 Hidden Benefits of Being a Night Owl

Staying up past bedtime might be a lost childhood habit for some, while for others,...

10 Silent Signs You Could Have Postpartum Depression

More than just "baby blues," postpartum depression is a serious condition that affects one in...

7 Signs Your Child Has a Food Sensitivity

Here are some ways your child's body might be trying to communicate a food sensitivity—and...

13 Snoring Remedies You Probably Haven’t Tried Yet

Snoring ruins sleep for almost 90 million Americans, and sleep apnea—a major cause of snoring—is...

I Spotted My Own Cancer in the Mirror—and It Saved My Life

It's not every day that a cancer doctor spots her own cancer in the mirror—but...

How Trying a Migraine Diet Changed One Woman’s Life Forever

Prescription medication can help migraines, but more and more sufferers are trying elimination diets instead—and...

This Is How Doctors Keep Their New Year’s Resolutions

Here are the New Year's resolutions of top physicians and how they're changing things up...

I Thought I Just Had an Annoying, Nagging Cough—but It Was Actually a Severe Lung Disease

With only 100,000 people affected in the United States, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, is...

The Heartbreaking Reason This Little Boy Was Born Without Eyes

In the new book, Blindsided, Jim Ferraro tells the true story of a boy blinded...

I Quit Dairy for 3 Years Because of My Baby’s Allergies—And It Changed My Health Forever

I love ice cream and cheese probably more than the next person, but when I...
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This Woman Was Given One Month to Live—Until Targeted Therapy Saved Her Life

She had ovarian cancer and a grim prognosis, but targeted therapy turned out to be...

10 Things to Remember When Talking to Your Child About Alcohol

Talking to your teen about the dangers of drinking may be something you're dreading—but you...