by Lisa Copen If you live with chronic pain or an illness, odds are that you have attended a support group at least once since you were diagnosed. Did it feel something like this? You felt awful the entire day but you decided to get in the car and go to the support group anyway. You thought it would...

by Lisa Copen Upon the diagnosis of an illness everyone, including your doctor, likely tells you to go to a support group. Research has shown that support groups can be extremely helpful in how one copes with disease. And yet, not everyone finds a group to be the answer to the kind of support for which...

by Lisa Copen Book Review: “YOU: The Smart Patient: An Insider’s Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment,” Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz When this book, “YOU: The Smart Patient: An Insider’s Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment,” by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet...