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Anne Jacobson, MD, MPH

Medical Reviewer Member of the SingleCare Medical Board
Anne Jacobson, MD, MPH, is a board-certified family physician, writer, editor, teacher, and consultant. She is a graduate of University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, trained at West Suburban Family Medicine in Oak Park, Illinois. She later completed a fellowship in community medicine at PCC Community Wellness and a master's in Public Health at the University of Illinois-Chicago. She lives with her family near Chicago.
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Articles

Bottle of eye drops: How long does eyelid eczema last?
Health Education

How long does eyelid dermatitis last?

A wpman holding her hands up as if she's asking a question: What causes small dots on lips?
Health Education

What causes small dots on lips? Related conditions and treatments

A woman holding her lower abdomen: What causes lower abdominal pain in females not pregnant?
Health Education

Causes of lower abdominal pain in females who aren’t pregnant

A healthcare provider carrying a bag of produce: Are nightshades bad for you?
Wellness

Are nightshades bad for you? Dispelling the myths

Woman with her hands on her belly: What causes cramps but no period?
Health Education

What causes cramps but no period? Related conditions and treatments

A calendar with five days circled in red and a calculator: How to get your period faster
Health Education

How to get your period faster

A group of women of different ages: Testosterone levels by age chart: Female
Health Education

Normal female testosterone levels by age

A female doctor speaking to a female patient: What does pink discharge mean?
Health Education

What does pink discharge mean?

A heating pad and medication: What to take for period cramps
Wellness

What to take for period cramps

Rx inhalera: Dulera without insurance
Drug Info

How much is Dulera without insurance?

Rx topical cream container: Winlevi without insurance
Drug Info

How much is Winlevi without insurance?

Rx bottle with an illustration of an eye on it: What is Demodex blepharitis?
Health Education

What is Demodex blepharitis?

Cold eye compress: swollen eyelid treatment
Health Education

What is the fastest way to heal a swollen eyelid?

A mortar and pestle with leaves in it and a bottle of essential oils: Home remedies for mouth sores
Wellness

15 home remedies for mouth sores (and what to do if they don’t...

A woman holding her lower right side: What causes lower right side pain in females?
Health Education

Should I be worried about lower right-side pain in females?

Rx pill bottles: Xifaxan without insurance
Drug Info

How much is Xifaxan without insurance?

A woman speaking with a female doctor: Why is my period blood brown
Health Education

Why is my period blood brown?

Healthy foods including salmon: Vitamin D foods
Health Education

10 foods high in vitamin D

Woman surrounded by question marks and holding her palms up: Why are my palms itchy?
Health Education

Why are my palms itchy?

Three Rx pill bottles: Creon without insurance
Drug Info

How much is Creon without insurance?

Healthcare provider talking to female patient in exam room: Brown discharge mid-cycle
Health Education

What does brown discharge mean?

Urine sample cup for UTI test and antibiotic tablet
Drug Info

Best antibiotics for UTIs in females

A Woman smiling with hands on her stomach: Lemon water benefits
Wellness

8 lemon water benefits

vials of blood - hemochromatosis treatment
Health Education

How to treat hemochromatosis

A bed: What are the side effects of melatonin?
Drug Info

Melatonin side effects and how to avoid them

Rx tablets: Slynd without insurance
Drug Info

How much is Slynd without insurance?

Rx pill bottles: How much is Janumet without insurance?
Drug Info

How much is Janumet without insurance?

Rx pill bottles: Ubrelvy without insurance
Drug Info

How much is Ubrelvy without insurance?

Rx tablets: How much is Nurtec (rimegepant) without insurance?
Drug Info

How much is Nurtec (rimegepant) without insurance?

Rx prescription pad and Rx pill bottle: Hydroxyzine dosage
Drug Info

Hydroxyzine dosage, forms, and strengths

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