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Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/beyond-dry-mouth-understanding-parotid-tumors-and-lymphoma-risk-in-sjgrens This is a story about when dryness speaks volumes.  When you live with a chronic condition like Sjögren’s, you get used t...

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-aminhaling-and-exhaling When my partner was first diagnosed, “lungs” suddenly meant scans, acronyms, and odds. People told us not to read the statistics. Others said to ask about tr...

No doubt you’ve heard the saying, “Curiosity killed the cat.” Not for Bill. For him, curiosity sparked innovative thinking.  How Bill’s Quest Took Him Far Beyond His Diagnos...

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-amlooking-to-research-for-hope October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this year science feels closer than ever. At ASCO 2025, doctors shared results that may change how breast cancer is diagnosed,...

Different fields of knowledge have always coexisted. Each offers a different lens on understanding the world. Science grounds us in data and research. Others focus on emotions or human experience. All these different types of knowledge, learning, feeling, beli...

At what point do you stop helping your partner shower at midnight just to calm them down? That frustration, shouted into a pillow in a parked car somewhere in America, captures the everyday reality and heartbreak of caregiving for a loved one with Parkinson’s...

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-amin-the-middle I am not at the beginning, where the relief of surgery gave me hope and every small step forward felt like victory. I am not at the goal, where walking will one day feel natural and pain-...

When my wife stopped recognizing me, she didn’t scream or cry. She just calmly told me I should leave because her husband would be home soon. I didn’t argue. I said, “He asked me to stay with you until he gets back.” She nodded. We sat together in silence. Lat...

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-ammore-than-liver-cancer Did you know that more than 800,000 people are diagnosed with liver cancer globally each year? Liver cancer doesn’t knock loudly at the door. It creeps in ...

I am one of many men living with prostate cancer. Our journeys may differ, but our voices come together in a shared story.  We know the moment of diagnosis can feel like standing at a crossroads, unsure which path will lead to a better l...

These words aren’t just one person’s alone -  they’re stitched together from the stories, questions, and hard-won lessons shared by many people in the Smart Patients multiple myeloma community. What follows is not one person’s journey but a chorus of voices. T...

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/what-i-wish-i-had-known-about-ovarian-cancer This story is written in the first person, but it is not the story of one woman alone. It is a composite drawn from the voices of many Smart Patients members wh...

Patients and families can play a vital role in preventing medical errors. Learn how speaking up saves lives on World Patient Safety Day. In March 2021 - during the height of the pandemic when family members were still being turned away f...

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/vacation-i-choose-home For Alzheimer’s Awareness and Healthy Aging Month, Smart Patients is lifting up the voices of caregivers. This story reflects the reality many face: vacations and outings often bring...

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A Movement to End Addiction Stigma Read the latest research, peer-reviewed by the National Academy of Medicine, about stigma, the impact it has on society, and Shatterproof's strategy to address it.   VISIT ATLAS Addiction Treatment Locator...

EMERGENCY- DIAL 911 Mental Health CrisisBirch Tree Center4730 Matterhorn CircleDuluth, MN55811Phone:218-623-1800 Yellow Leaf Support Center4720 Burning Tree RoadDuluth, MN 55811Phone: 218-740-5300 Let’s Talk (Regional Mental Health Crisis Line)Phone: 218-62...

ADAA's Free Peer-to-Peer Online Community This free community is a safe space for those 16 years of age and older affected by anxiety and depression to talk to others who truly understand. VISIT APA Foundation Notice. Talk. Act. at Home Thi...

Birch Grove Community School9 Good Neighbor Hill RoadPO Box 2383,Tofte, MN 55615Phone: 218-663-0170 Cook County Schools ISD 166101 W 5th Street,Grand Marais, MN 55604Phone: 218-387-2271 Cook County Higher Education300 W. 3rd St./ PO Box 57Grand Marais, MN 55...

Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA)300 West 3rd St.Grand Marais, MN 55604Phone: 218-264-9593 Adult Education Programs and Assistance: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Veterans Employment Programs820 9th St N Ste 250Virginia, MN 55792-2346Phone: 218-735-37...