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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
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Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness
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Laura Kiesel
Contributor
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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Laura Kiesel
Working with a disability
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Laura Kiesel
Chronic pain and childhood trauma
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Laura Kiesel
The cost of chronic pain
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Laura Kiesel
Addiction, the opioid crisis, and family pain
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Laura Kiesel
Lessons from a chronic pain management program
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Laura Kiesel
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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Laura Kiesel
Chronic pain: The “invisible” disability
Recent Blog Articles
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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/15415/conversions/2acee670-1e43-413e-a07b-437512d22803-micro.jpg)
Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness