When Vanessa Walilko was in her late 20s, she got strep throat—and then she got it again and again. Because she’s allergic to strep bacteria, she says her illness turned into scarlet fever several ...

Anxiety disorders have quietly become one of America’s most pervasive mental health challenges, affecting nearly one-third of adults during their lifetime. Far beyond typical stress or occasional ...

Older adults dealing with depression often face compounding challenges when they become intensely fearful of their own ...

One of the many indignities of being a patient is that you won’t always be taken seriously. Perhaps the most frustrating—and startlingly common—experience is being told your medical symptoms, which ...

Racing heart, dizziness, shortness of breath—these classic anxiety symptoms prompt thousands to seek help from mental health professionals each year. Yet for many patients, these troubling sensations ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. When Vanessa Walilko was in her late 20s, she got strep throat—and then she got it again and again.