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  • Regain a Few Pounds? Weight Loss Still Helps Your Health

    Regain a Few Pounds? Weight Loss Still Helps Your Health

    According to a recent study, even if you regain some weight, you can still reap health benefits.

  • Protect Your Little One from RSV

    Protect Your Little One from RSV

    From colds to seasonal flu, parents are always fighting to keep their little ones healthy. But one sickness tends to slip under the radar: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This virus infects almost every child at least once before age 2.

  • Why Are Younger People Getting Cancer?

    Why Are Younger People Getting Cancer?

    If it seems like younger people are getting cancer more often, you’re right. Although cancer mostly affects people ages 50 and older, recent years have brought a shift.

Wellness Center

Understanding Diabetic Kidney Disease

Too often, diabetes leads to kidney disease. But it doesn't have to. When kidney problems are caught early, you can take steps to prevent more serious kidney disease.

Quizzes

Mosquito Quiz

The most common mosquito-borne disease is dengue. It affects nearly 400 million people worldwide each year. Find out more about mosquito-borne diseases by taking this quiz.

Multimedia

Your Care at Home: Checking Blood Sugar

If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, you need to learn how to take your blood sugar readings using a home blood glucose meter. Watch this instructional program to learn how to test with accuracy and minimal discomfort. Includes information on target levels, how to treat a blood sugar low, logging, and more.

Symptom Checker