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5 Things You Should Know About Fever Clinics
One practice that is contributing to keeping health care safe in many hospital systems is separating patients with COVID-19 or suspected COVID-19 from patients who do not. Learn more about fever clinics and how they can help you.
COVID-19 and Asthma: What You Need to Know
The coronavirus pandemic is scary for all people, but for those with asthma, many fear they will have a worse outcome or be more likely to get COVID-19. Learn more about what people with asthma should -- and should not -- do.
Chronic Pain: What Is It and What You Can Do About It
Chronic pain affects almost 100 million Americans and is an important condition to identify and treat.
How Your Primary Care Physician Can Help Manage Your Chronic Disease
Managing your chronic condition with the help of your primary care physician can improve your quality of life. At the same time, you can reduce your health care costs by preventing or minimizing the effects of a chronic disease.
Curious About Virtual Visits? Here's What To Expect
With virtual visits, you can access many of the same services you typically receive during a traditional in-person appointment, including remote symptom monitoring, diagnosis and treatment, prescriptions, and other medical services.
Recognizing Emotional Problems in Teens -- and When to Seek Help
Adolescence is accompanied by physical and emotional changes, a desire for independence and facing decisions about social activities. The COVID pandemic has added new challenges and heightened anxiety.
How To Get Your Sleep Back on Track During COVID-19
Virtual schooling and working from home have created two conditions that contribute to poor sleep: eased-up schedules and chair-bound lifestyles. What you can do.
Bariatric Surgery Helps Patient Reclaim Health
Before Courtney Pound’s bariatric sleeve surgery, her primary care physician was very concerned about her health, due to a number of medical conditions. Bariatric surgery helped get her health back on track.