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Repatha Side Effects and Safety Overview

What Are the Possible Side Effects of Repatha?

Mar 19, 2026

Repatha can cause common, mild effects such as flu-like symptoms, upper respiratory infections, and musculoskeletal aches. Injection-site reactions—redness, swelling, itching, warmth, bruising, or pain—are frequent but usually self-limited; rotating sites and cool compresses help. Rare but serious events include...

Is Pancreatic Cancer Hereditary?

Mar 16, 2026

Some pancreatic cancers run in families because of inherited gene changes that raise risk. About 5–10% occur in people with a close relative affected. Germline variants—most commonly BRCA2, and also BRCA1, PALB2, ATM, STK11, CDKN2A and others—can be present even without an obvious family history. People with multiple affected...

Psyllium Husk Powder: What It Is and How to Use It

Mar 12, 2026

Psyllium husk powder is a soluble, gel-forming fiber made from the seeds of Plantago ovata. It soaks up water to form a gentle gel that bulks and softens stools. As a bulk-forming laxative, it eases bowel movements without irritating the gut, slows small‑intestinal transit to help blunt after‑meal glucose spikes, and feeds colon microbes that...

Wilson Disease: Liver, Copper, and Diagnosis

How to Test for Wilson's Disease

Mar 9, 2026

Testing for Wilson disease begins when clinicians have a clear clinical suspicion, most often in younger patients with unexplained liver problems, new neurologic signs, or psychiatric changes. First-line tests are serum ceruloplasmin, a 24‑hour (or spot) urinary copper, and routine liver function tests. A slit‑lamp exam looks for...

Preparing a Vitamin C Drink for Immune Support

Is Emergen‑C right for you?

Mar 5, 2026

Emergen‑C delivers a large dose of vitamin C (about 1,000 mg) along with B vitamins, electrolytes and, in some formulas, zinc or vitamin D. That mix can help support short‑term hydration and replenish nutrients during illness, travel or intense exercise. The evidence for preventing colds in otherwise healthy adults is mixed, and taking too much...

A Botanical Fruit Often Used as a Vegetable

Is Chayote a Fruit or a Vegetable — and What Are Its Health Benefits?

Mar 2, 2026

Botanically, chayote (Sechium edule) is a fruit — a cucurbit that develops from a flower’s ovary — even though cooks usually treat it like a vegetable. It’s low in calories, high in water and fiber, and supplies folate, vitamin C, potassium and vitamin K. These nutrients support heart and metabolic health, aid digestion, and...

Wilson's Disease Symptoms

Feb 26, 2026

Wilson’s disease happens when copper builds up in the liver, brain, eyes and other organs because the liver’s ATP7B copper transport system is faulty. Early signs are often nonspecific — fatigue, nausea, abdominal pain and changes in mood or school performance. Liver problems include jaundice, elevated liver enzymes, hemolysis...

TMS Therapy: What it Is and How It Can Help

Feb 23, 2026

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive treatment that uses focused magnetic pulses delivered through a coil placed on the scalp to influence brain activity. Those pulses create brief electric currents that can change how neurons fire — most often targeting the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex when treating depression....

Understanding Joint Pain and Inflammation

What counts as a high dose of methotrexate for RA

Feb 19, 2026

For people with rheumatoid arthritis, a high dose of methotrexate is typically in the neighborhood of 25–30 mg per week, though some treatment plans may be increased to 30–35 mg/week if tolerated. Most patients start lower (about 7.5–15 mg weekly). Giving methotrexate by subcutaneous injection can increase how much drug reaches...