Health & Wellness

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Health & Wellness

3 Ways to Improve Your Emotional Wellness Every Day

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Editorial Team

Emotional Wellness Month, observed all October, reminds us to “disconnect and take a time-out for our brain” amid our overbooked, ...

Health & Wellness

What Facing Death Taught Me

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Richard S. Cohen

Six tips for navigating challenging circumstances I learned from my wife’s terminal Illness My wife Marcia spent her entire professional ...

Healthy Living

I Love My Pizza, But Does Gluten Cause Leaky Gut Syndrome?

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Editorial Team

By Gastro MD The more technical term for what we commonly call leaky gut syndrome (LGS) is “increased intestinal permeability.” Leaky ...

Children's Health

Be Prepared For Back to School – Catch Up on Routine Checkups and Vaccinations

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Editorial Team

With many children returning to in-person learning this fall, families are going through their back-to-school checklists. This is the perfect ...

Healthy Living

Can You Help? Blood and Plasma Supplies Low Nationwide

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Editorial Team

From surgeries to emergencies, life-saving therapeutics, and beyond, blood and plasma are essential for hospitals and health care centers to ...

Cancer Care

Do I Have Ovarian Cancer? Understanding the Early Signs, Detection and Treatment

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Editorial Team

By Tampa Bay Radiation Oncology Ovarian cancer is the fifth-leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States. According ...

Health & Wellness

Emergency Physicians: Spotting the Warning Signs of Suicide Can Save a Life

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Editorial Team

eptember is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and the pandemic continues to impact everyone’s mental health in different ways. Anyone can ...

Healthy Living

A Careful Balancing Act: Understanding How Antibiotics Impact Your Gut Microbiome

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Editorial Team

By Gastro MD The antibiotics that are prescribed when you have a bacterial infection can be a lifesaver, but they’re not ...

The Difference Between PCR and Antigen COVID-19 Tests
Health & Wellness

The Difference Between PCR and Antigen COVID-19 Tests

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Lake Oconee Health

COVID-19 is on the rise again with new variants. The thing people do not understand fully is the distinctions between PCR and antigen COVID-19 tests.

Reasons Nighttime Bracing Is Effective for Scoliosis
Children's Health

Reasons Nighttime Bracing Is Effective for Scoliosis

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Lake Oconee Health

Finding out your child has scoliosis may not be what you wanted, but beginning treatment as soon as possible is ...