Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria 101

October 1, 2025, is World Urticaria Day. Urticaria is the medical word for hives — itchy red welts that appear on your skin. Acute urticaria happens in response to an allergy or some other source you can identify, like sun exposure. The welts usually go away with time or treatment. But chronic spontaneous urticaria, or […]

I’ve Lived with Migraine Since Childhood. Advocacy Helps Me Fight Through the Pain.

Español As told to Shannon Shelton Miller Even though I was eight when I was officially diagnosed with migraine, I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have severe headaches. My sensitivity to the lights and sounds in elementary school led to sudden severe headaches, nausea and vomiting. I’d also get terrible headaches playing at […]

He vivido con migrañas desde mi infancia. Mi trabajo de concientización me es útil para controlar el dolor.

English Tal como se relató a Shannon Shelton Miller Si bien tenía ocho años cuando me diagnosticaron oficialmente migrañas, no recuerdo ninguna época en la que no haya tenido dolores de cabeza graves. Mi sensibilidad a la luz y al sonido en la escuela primaria me causaba náuseas, vómito y dolores de cabeza graves. También […]