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Helen Massy
Helen Massy

Helen has an extensive background as a health care professional and senior leader in the UK National Health Service, along with being a mother to three young children and a well-traveled military spouse. Over a decade of clinical experience as a respiratory specialist underpins her passion for opening discussion around taboo topics and decoding complex medical information. This eclectic mix of attributes brings a unique blend of clinical insight and life experience to her health writing.

Here's how to make your at-home intervention as effective as those on TV.
If you want to try to help a loved one suffering from addiction, you need to know the basics.
Doctors may soon have a new weapon against treatment-resistant forms of the disease.
Cancer screening guidelines have changed significantly. Detection methods have followed suit.
If you're an HSP, it can change how you experience external stimuli, especially during sex.
As pregnancy-related mortality rates among women of color rise, access to better care is vital.
Mononucleosis is a tale of infection heard 3 million times in the U.S. every year.
A shortage of hormone replacement therapy is affecting menopausal women in the United Kingdom.
Determining risk for this deadly disease is difficult, but cutting-edge research shows promise.
What may happen if the Supreme Court takes away the constitutional right to end a pregnancy.