This Year, It’s More Important Than Ever to Get a Flu Shot
Flu season is coming and COVID isn't leaving. Widespread flu vaccination can help us handle dueling viruses. Will we rise to the occasion?
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Does Your Doctor Ask You About Sex?
Sexual health is an aspect of health, and experts say it should be part of the conversation during routine visits.
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Telehealth Is Helping COVID Patients Through a Long and Winding Recovery
Some healthcare centers offer new virtual services specifically for patients dealing with lingering effects from the coronavirus.
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A Clinical Trial, Where You’re the Only Participant
Personalized trials, which promise patients individually tailored treatment plans, aren't widely available yet. Will they ever be?
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COVID Turned My Anxiety Into Depression
I’d always seen the two disorders as opposites. Apparently, they’re more closely related than I realized.
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Our Therapists Are Talking About the Pandemic Nonstop, Too
Mass crises frequently find their way into talk therapy. The coronavirus is on another level.
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What’s the Opposite of the Placebo Effect?
A health psychologist discusses the 'nocebo' effect and the power of expectation.
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How to Make Healthcare Anti-Racist
My goal as a physician is to bring the national discussion about anti-racism into medicine. This is no small task.
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1 Question, 5 Answers
Doctors, nurses, therapists and other healthcare pros tell us what they really think.
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Should You Wear a Medical ID Bracelet?
Jewelry engraved with emergency medical info has become more popular since the pandemic hit.
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New Rules Make It Easier to Spend FSA and HSA Money
Among other things, tampons are now considered an 'eligible medical expense.'
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Is ‘Quarantine Skin’ a Thing?
Experts say our new reality may be to blame for the reemergence of rosacea, eczema, acne, atopic dermatitis and other skin conditions.
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