Health & Wellness

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Healthy Living

You Can Help Create a Future with Better Lyme Disease Diagnosis

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Editorial Team

With summer in full swing and COVID-19 restrictions easing up, many people are heading outdoors after over a year of ...

Hearing

Protect Your Hearing When Life Gets Loud

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Editorial Team

Sound surrounds you every day. Traffic, TV, sporting events, and music are just a few of the sounds you know ...

Children's Health

3 questions to ask before sending kids back to the classroom

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Editorial Team

The COVID-19 pandemic created a new sense of urgency and focus on air quality and safety indoors. As many parents ...

Healthy Living

Surprising ways you might be attracting mosquitoes

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Editorial Team

These days you’re probably enjoying your outdoor spaces more than ever — and looking for ways to make them more ...

Healthy Living

Long COVID patients need connection and social support

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Editorial Team

The COVID-19 pandemic has had more impact on the world than could have been imagined. One unexpected impact is the ...

Most Common Hereditary Diseases
Health & Wellness

Most Common Hereditary Diseases

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Lake Oconee Health

DNA is a complex and interesting thing. Some of the information in our genes presents itself openly—in the color of ...

Recommended Times for Clamping the Cord After Birth
Children's Health

Recommended Times for Clamping the Cord After Birth

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Lake Oconee Health

Should you cut the umbilical cord immediately, or wait so the baby gets more nutrients? These are the recommended times for clamping the cord after birth.

Ways To Improve Public Health in the Community
Healthy Living

Ways To Improve Public Health in the Community

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Lake Oconee Health

Once we can put COVID-19 behind us, make an effort to improve and encourage your community with these different ways to improve public health in the community.

Dos and Don’ts After Breast Surgery: Post-Surgical Advice
Women's Health

Dos and Don’ts After Breast Surgery: Post-Surgical Advice

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Lake Oconee Health

Preparing for life after breast surgery can be overwhelming. In this blog, we’ll share our advice on critical rules to follow to help you heal.

Treatment Options for Nearsightedness
Vision Care

Treatment Options for Nearsightedness

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Lake Oconee Health

If you are diagnosed with nearsightedness, you’ll want to understand your treatment options. Discover the most popular methods for correcting this condition.