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- Health Article description.Discusses a form of mental decline (also called dementia). Looks at possible causes. Covers symptoms like memory loss and changes in mood or behavior. Covers treatment with medicines to help with memory and thinking problems. Offers tips for caregivers.
- Health care leaders and policymakers should each play their part to help eliminate health disparities.
- Health Article description.Explores ways to relax your mind and your body to release stress.
- Steady employment can improve a person's health and well-being. Our new partnership connects young people to in-demand jobs.
- Health Article description.Pregnancy normally lasts about 40 weeks. When delivery occurs between 20 and 37 weeks of pregnancy, it's called a preterm birth. A baby born early is called preterm (or premature). Preterm babies are sometimes called "preemies." When babies are...
- A collaborative partnership, powered by trusted nonprofit partners, brings targeted medical and dental care to underserved communities in Oregon.
- Ellamae Simmons, MD, worked at Kaiser Permanente for 25 years, and to this day plays a central role in how Kaiser Permanente embraces diversity and inclusion.
- Health Article description.Learn about various exercise and physical activity ideas, including aerobic exercises, ways to stay motivated, and different types of activities that range from moderate to vigorous intensity, and the importance of variety and consistency in maintaining an active lifestyle.
- Groundbreaking male students diversify the Kaiser Foundation School of Nursing for the first time.
- Health Article description.Covers the four courses of MS: relapsing-remitting, secondary progressive, primary progressive, and progressive relapse. Discusses early and advanced symptoms. Also covers complications. Discusses diagnosis and treatment. Includes info on pregnancy and MS.
- Health Article description.Helping or caring for a loved one with a long-term (chronic) condition, such as COPD or heart failure, can feel like a lot to take on. Sometimes it can be hard for people to accept help. Or they may choose not to accept help. So you may have to adjust the way you think, ask, listen, and respond. These tips might help...
- Third in a series marking Black History Month.
- Health Article description.Discusses polycystic ovary syndrome, a problem in which female hormones are out of balance. Discusses PCOS early symptoms like heavy bleeding or facial hair. Also covers more serious symptoms like miscarriages or infertility. Includes info on treatment.
- If you're continuing to work throughout your pregnancy, these tips can help you manage morning sickness and fight fatigue.If you're continuing to work throughout your pregnancy, these tips can help you manage morning sickness and fight fatigue.
- Health Article description.Identifies a variety of techniques for relaxing your mind and body. Includes links to more information on many techniques.
- There are new stresses to manage as a new parent. It is sometimes difficult to cope with all that comes with a new baby. Here are some tips to help.There are new stresses to manage as a new parent. It is sometimes difficult to cope with all that comes with a new baby. Here are some tips to help.
- Health Article description.If you've decided to change a habit—whether it's quitting smoking, lowering your blood pressure, becoming more active, or doing something else to improve your health—congratulations! Making that decision is the first step toward making a change. What happens next? Have a reason. Set goals you can reach. Prepare for...
- Health Article description.Guides you through ways to add nutritious calories and protein to your diet.
- Health Article description.Covers eating healthy foods when you have COPD. Offers tips to make eating easier and help you get necessary nutrition.
- Health Article description.Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare nerve disorder that occurs when the body's own defenses (immune system) attack part of the peripheral nervous system. Symptoms usually start with numbness or tingling in the fingers and toes, followed by muscle weakness in the legs, arms, and other muscles that develops over a period of...
- Health Article description.When you have cancer, you may have a lot of different feelings, like anger, sadness, and fear. And your feelings can change from day to day, and even moment to moment. Most people who have cancer deal with feelings like this. Although it may be...
- Health Article description.If you are at risk for low blood sugar levels because of diabetes or some other health condition, you need to keep some type of quick-sugar food with you at all times. These foods can quickly raise your blood sugar level. Eating quick-sugar food raises your blood sugar in 10 to 15 minutes. Choose fast-acting...
- Health Article description.Eating a diet high in fiber is thought to help prevent constipation and its related problems. It may lower blood pressure, improve cholesterol levels, and help control blood sugar levels. And it may help you reach and stay at a weight that is...
- Health Article description.You can help reduce flare-ups of your COPD by learning what the triggers are and avoiding them. Pay attention to symptoms that may warn you of a flare-up. While some triggers may be out of your control, there are others that may be easier to avoid.
- Health Article description.Discusses tetanus, also called lockjaw. Looks at cause by bacteria infection that makes a poison that causes severe muscle spasms. Looks at how bacteria enter the body through wound or cut. Covers vaccine shots (immunizations) to prevent tetanus.
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