Surviving a Stroke: Larry’s Story
The UVA Medical Center Stroke Team gave tPA, a clot-dissolving drug, just 19 minutes after Larry arrived at UVA through the Pegasus medevac helicopter. Watch his story.
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Living Well With Stage 4 Cancer: Drema Robertson’s Story
Drema Robertson is likely to lose her life to cancer. For her and others with life-threatening illnesses, considering all areas of well-being — psychological, social and spiritual, in addition to physical — can mean better quality of life.
5 Ways to Help Kids Build a Healthy Body Image
From airbrushed photos of fashion models to unnaturally muscular action figures, children and teens are constantly exposed to unrealistic images of what their bodies should look like. As a result, children as young as 5 and 6 could start to develop body image issues.
Who Lives Well? Understanding What Makes People Flourish
While some people thrive throughout their lifetimes, other struggle.
Peggy Kern, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, wants…
