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Post-pandemic weight loss: There’s an app for that
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia by telemedicine: Is it as good as in-person treatment?
Prediabetes diagnosis as an older adult: What does it really mean?
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Large review study finds low risk of erectile dysfunction after prostate biopsy
Does exercise help protect against severe COVID-19?
A new Alzheimer’s drug has been approved. But should you take it?
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COVID-19 vaccines: Safe and effective for American Indian and Alaskan Native communities
Should we track all breakthrough cases of COVID-19?
Laura Kiesel
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Laura Kiesel is Boston-area freelance writer whose articles and essays have appeared in The Guardian, Salon, Washington Post, The Fix, Vice, Al-Jazeera, The Atlantic, and many others. She is currently completing a collection of personal essays.
Posts by Laura Kiesel
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Working with a disability
Children's Health
Chronic pain and childhood trauma
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The cost of chronic pain
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Addiction, the opioid crisis, and family pain
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Women and pain: Disparities in experience and treatment
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Lessons from a chronic pain management program
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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: A mystery solved
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Chronic illness is a part-time job. It shouldn’t be
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Yes, I’ve tried that too: When well-intentioned advice hurts
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