Being sick provides time to think about how valuable health — and health care — can be for everyone, columnist Donna Vickroy says.

Getting sick doesn’t just affect your body. Your focus drops, your mood shifts, and even small tasks feel strangely overwhelming. Many people notice brain fog, irritability, or low motivation — ...

"Flaming June" by Frederic Leighton (1895). Source: Public Domain After 15 years of chronic illness and even after writing a book titled How to Be Sick, I still can feel sick of being sick. (When I ...

In today's world — amid intensive biohacking and accessible diagnostic testing — illness is a seen as a personal failure. People nod their heads empathetically or suck the air in between their teeth ...

Nobody likes being sick but it’s often an excuse to visit – or revisit – some comfort movies. Movies are a special kind of medicine when people are struck horizontal by a cold. Whether it’s a long ...

The cold and flu season is here. Getting sick has always been a shared human experience, but how people deal with it says more than you might expect. A new study has put Gen Z and Baby Boomers side by ...

Getting sick in college is almost a rite of passage, as late nights, shared spaces, and stress can make it hard to avoid. But when sickness arrives, your whole routine is thrown off. Here’s how to ...

The topic of whether children should be allowed to take a “sick day” from school when they are not actually ill has sparked a lively debate among parents. Some believe that mental health days are ...