Caroline Crampton shares her own worries in “A Body Made of Glass,” a history of hypochondria that wonders whether newfangled technology drives us crazier.
Hypochondriacs worry constantly about their health, even when nothing is actually wrong. Now, a new study suggests they do, in fact, have reason to worry—and it might be...
A large Swedish study has uncovered a paradox about people diagnosed with an excessive fear of serious illness: They tend to die earlier than people who aren't hypervigilant...
Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty ImagesAn abnormal level of anxiety about your health may ironically lead to you dying earlier than people without unwarranted fear of serious illness, according to a new study. The Swedish-led study, published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry, found that people with a diagnosis of hypochondria are at increased risk of death from both natural and unnatural causes, including suicide. The results address “a clear gap in the literature,” lead researcher Dav
demanding staffers wear hazmat jumpsuits even when they are on zoom. there's different kinds of health nuts. i was a rfk jr.'s kind of a healthnet. he's into working out and stuff. then there's the healthnet whose very existence and i know, i worked at prevention, and men's health. it's around their vulnerable immunity against perceived threats. there are always worried something is going to make them sick and they are costly telling you about it. oh, my god. i can't do this, can't eat that. she's one of them. it's worse than hypochondria. they tend to share it with everybody. you know what i'm talking about, right? >> jesse: absolutely. but she does feel like when she was wearing the mask for those couple years that everybody thought she was a good citizen and she longs for those days. all you have to do is throw it on your face. >> judge jeanine: coming up, greg and jesse have a big announcement. >> greg: we are going to marry them!