Lipi Roy, MD, MPH, Contributor

How to eat healthy while staying at home and fighting off infections.

Individuals with cancer are a unique group of people who are at high risk for becoming seriously ill from infection, including the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

By now, most people are aware of a novel coronavirus, COVID-19, that is wreaking public health havoc on a global scale. People with substance use disorders face unique challenges, which will be worsened by this pandemic.

If the current viral climate is any indication, jails and prisons will soon become incubators for one of the most rapidly-spreading viral infections in history.

Oprah’s 2020 Vision Tour was a vehicle for positive health messaging.

In the midst of the civil war and slavery, a 33-year-old woman was quietly making history.

Difficulty with simple math, impulsive outbursts, forgetting your child’s name or how to tie your shoelaces, slow and abnormal gait.

A unique take on the Women’s March, from the perspective of South Asian women and comedy. As well as a female, Indian doctor’s take on the health effects of harassment and trauma.

The added stress – from navigating crowded shopping malls, airports and train stations to entertaining relatives and kids with stuffy noses – compromises our immune systems and increases our risk of getting sick.

Illnesses that affect the brain continue to be stigmatized. But treatment is available and can save lives.