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STI rates slowing, but work remains in communities facing health inequities
Let’s start our new year on an optimistic note: the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) reported that its 2023 data showed a…
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H5N1 Bird Flu 2024: Understanding the Risks and Protecting Yourself
Conversations around avian influenza A(H5), commonly referred to as H5N1 or bird flu, have frequently appeared in the news cycle in recent months. Today’s…
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Accessible care anywhere: How CLIA-waived testing supports the unhoused
Rising housing prices and economic struggles across many parts of the country have resulted in rising numbers of people becoming homeless. The precise definition…
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Type 1 vs. type 2 diabetes: Key differences, symptoms, and treatment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that about 38.4 million people, amounting to 11.6 percent of the U.S. population, suffer from…
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E. coli explained: Essential facts and prevention steps
Recent news cycles have reported on an outbreak of E. coli infection linked to eating quarter pounders at McDonald’s. To date, it has been…
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Fall vaccine update: Protect yourself from 3 common respiratory infections
As autumn rolls in with falling temperatures, we also enter the season for various respiratory illnesses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
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Whooping cough returns: What’s behind comeback of this preventable disease
Whooping cough, also known as Pertussis, is a bacterial infection caused by Bordetella pertussis. It was once a common childhood illness that caused a…
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Sexual health update: DoxyPEP to lower risk of common STIs
The taking of medications to proactively lower risk of getting HIV, also known as PrEP, has been around for over a decade. But now…
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Cholesterol by the numbers: making sense of your lipid profile
High cholesterol levels (also known as hyperlipidemia) is a common condition that affects an estimated 10 percent of all Americans over age 20. It…
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Uniting for hope: Collaborative efforts to combat the opioid crisis
August 31st is observed as International Overdose Awareness Day. The day serves several purposes, but above all shines a light on the tragedy of…
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Hemoglobin A1C: The key to effective diabetes management
Have you ever had your doctor order a blood test called hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) to check for diabetes and wondered how it works? Today…
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Shielding all ages: The lifesaving benefits of the varicella vaccine
Chickenpox, or varicella, is an infection that sounds familiar to many older Americans. Chickenpox is caused by a virus that results in fever and…
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