May is Lupus Awareness Month and while some would take the diagnosis poorly, Shanelle Gabriel embraced it. When singer, poet and activist Shanelle wa...

Lupus affects about 1.5 million Americans, and most -- but not all -- are women who are diagnosed, like McHale, as young adults, according to the Lupus Foundation of America. To learn more about this common and mysterious disease, MinnPost talked with Emily Gillespie.

In the heated political battles that get all the attention, it's wise to remember that it is in the quiet battles that the most exquisite pain is experienced.

The tale of my prostate cancer journey starts nearly 50 years ago with a statement my late wife, Joan Edwards, made one morning in elementary school.

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On Thanksgiving morning this year, I had an eye opening moment. After breakfast, I popped open the Thursday compartment of my obscenely large day-a-we...

More than 1.5 million Americans have lupus. That is more than have AIDS, cerebral palsy, ms, sickle-cell anemia or cystic fibrosis, making lupus one of the country's most prevalent medical problems.

When I took ill in 1989, I discovered what so many others had discovered: that private insurance companies didn't like me any more. Here's what else I've learned since then, and my message to the President.

My life was focused on looking good, being at the right parties and doing whatever it took to make it to the top. You had to work to get into the inner circles. Drugs were a must.