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Read Article6 reasons you need a primary care provider
Choosing and establishing a relationship with a primary care doctor should be as routine as annual maintenance on a home, yet many people avoid making this fundamental choice for their health.
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Read ArticleHousing is health care
A new series from a housing expert takes a deep dive into the relationship between housing and health.
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Read ArticleIt's tick season: Protect yourself
Cases of diseases transmitted by ticks and mosquitoes have grown rapidly over the last 13 years, which makes it more important to take steps to protect yourselves in the outdoors.
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Read ArticleDon’t be afraid of your mistakes
Sarah Sapora, self-love and health advocate, discusses how not to be afraid of making mistakes in life.
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Read ArticleSubtle signs
When a rare type of stroke struck, Steve Bertone went to the right place for lifesaving care.
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Read ArticleStroke victims may have more time to recover
While patients should never delay seeking treatment for stroke, surgeons now have more time to extract clots and help patients recover. For some, the treatment window may now be 24 hours or longer.
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Read ArticleFor some, depression deepens as temperatures rise
Most people associate depression with the dark, cold months of winter, but in fact, suicide attempts peak in spring and summer. Here are some ideas for getting through warm weather depression.
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Read ArticleMen can pedal without fretting about performance
An enduring concern for some men is that the numbness they feel when riding a bike may lead to erectile dysfunction. But studies show that's not the case.
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Read ArticleLymphedema of the breast: Find the right treatment for you
You can maintain lymphatic function and flow with preventive measures
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Read ArticleExercise and physical activity are key to living well with Parkinson's
Exercise can be helpful whether you have been living with Parkinson’s for a day or for decades.
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Read ArticleYour daily choices can lessen — or increase — your heart risk
You might not realize how your daily decisions have ramifications that can reach all the way to the vessels of your heart. The good news is that you can get ahead of heart problems.
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Read ArticleWhat are we doing when we yawn?
For such a common behavior, yawning has been the subject of a lot of speculation and not a lot of concrete explanation. It plays both a physiological and sociological role.
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Read ArticleIt’s treatable: Many bounce back from congestive heart failure
Despite the sinister-sounding diagnosis, congestive heart failure is highly survivable. With expert treatment, many patients can enjoy a normal lifespan and a high quality of life.
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Read ArticleYou can’t break your funny bone, but small stress fractures can happen to anyone
Somewhere on the lower end of the scale of medical problems are compressed nerves and minor stress fractures. While these can be painful, they are highly treatable, with full recovery likely.
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Read ArticleChanging lives with occupational therapy
Restoring independence to people whose ability to do daily tasks has been affected by illness, injury or surgery
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Read ArticleA cardiologist speaks: How to think about heart medications
What you know about your heart medicines can help you better understand the role they play in your health care
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Read ArticleNew blood pressure guidelines trigger rethinking of heart risk
What once was prehypertension is now "elevated" blood pressure
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Read ArticleSick and tired: Why sleep deprivation can be bad for your health
Getting inadequate rest can affect your mental, physical and emotional well-being
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Read ArticleOpen your eyes to sleep apnea
Sleep apnea should be treated to avoid health risks
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Read ArticleAsk the pediatrician: Vaccine Q&A
Here are some of the questions providers hear most often about childhood immunization
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