lupus
Invisibility presents extraordinary obstacles and risks depending on who is blind to your illness.
A lot of medicine is dogmatic. Doctors are not taught to think as they go along; they're taught to read guidelines and they just practice but they're not investigating the processes themselves.
The comedian has since made a few life changes and feels healthier than ever.
Dr. Neil Spector is a leader in applying translational research to the clinical development of molecularly targeted personalized cancer therapies. Here, he shares his story, explains what Lyme and cancer have in common, and encourages us with his vision for the future.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
In an unlikely collaboration with Amazonian shamans, medical researchers seek a cure for autoimmune disease.
Women disproportionately suffer from the disease.
"We don't always think of disease as something that affects identity."
After what felt like a million rounds of blood work, and 15-20 doctors, I learned that it wasn't the spider bite at all that was causing my pain. I had lupus -- an autoimmune disease that has attacked my kidneys, central nervous system and other parts of my body. They told me there's no known cure.