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How Do You Make Medical Care Decisions Around Serious Illness?
Here's what to think about if you're doing advance care planning around what medical interventions you might want or not want when you get seriously ill.
What Are Early Signs of Parkinson’s Disease?
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological disorder that causes involuntary movements, stiffness, and balance problems. Symptoms can start long before you think it's anything serious.
Using AI for Your Health? Here's What to Watch Out For
AI technology can be a useful tool to help better understand your symptoms and treatment. Just be careful what you share with an AI chatbot.
What Is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and What Conditions Does It Treat?
Hyperbaric oxygen chambers treat a growing number of conditions, including decompression sickness or the bends. Make sure the treatment you're getting is medically proven to help.
Is That Pain in Your Foot Plantar Fasciitis?
When you get out of bed in the morning, you might feel a sudden, stabbing pain in your heel, almost like stepping on a Lego. Those first few uncomfortable steps are a classic sign of plantar fasciitis, the most common cause of heel pain.
How to Lower Suicide Risk
Suicide rates may have been climbing in recent years. But communities, schools, healthcare systems, and families are now engaging on how to help, as quickly and appropriately as they can.
Do You Need a Bone Density Scan?
A bone density scan, also called a DXA or DEXA scan, measures how much mineral is in certain bones. The results reveal whether your bone density is normal, a bit low (osteopenia), or low enough to be called osteoporosis.
Confused About Whether to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine?
There is an uptick of COVID-19 in some areas. Find out about the 2026-2027 guidelines on whether to get vaccinated.
High Blood Pressure: Everything You Need to Know
Untreated high blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases.
What’s the Difference Between a Food Allergy and a Food Intolerance?
Food intolerances can cause symptoms similar to allergies, making it easy to confuse the two. How can you tell the difference?