If you’ve ever sworn you could predict the weather better than your weather app, you’re not alone. Many people with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and other connective tissue disorders notice their symptoms flare when the seasons (or weather systems shift)—especially during what patients call the October Slide . So what’s actually happening when your joints ache, your head throbs, or your body feels “heavier” just before a storm? The answer lies in barometric pressure , the weight of the air...

Once upon a time, there was a tree. But not *that* tree. Not the one you’re thinking of — the self-sacrificing doormat of a trunk from...

When your body rusts shut, your joints scream for lube, and movement is just another twisted fairytale. Once upon a...