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  • How to Talk with Your Healthcare Provider About Back Pain

    How to Talk with Your Healthcare Provider About Back Pain

    If your back hurts, you might write it off as a normal part of life. After all, a lot of people have back pain from time to time. But if back pain is severe, doesn’t go away with time, or is getting in the way of daily life, you might have a significant medical problem.

  • Feeling Your Age? Your Diabetes Might Be, Too

    Feeling Your Age? Your Diabetes Might Be, Too

    If you have diabetes, age-related changes inside your body may affect how you respond to medicine in ways you didn’t expect. With some diabetes medicines, the dose you need might change. With others, you might experience side effects.

  • Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Know Your Risk

    Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Know Your Risk

    Your healthcare provider doesn’t have a crystal ball. But there is a way they can predict the future, at least when it comes to your chances of developing heart disease.

Wellness Center

Water Safety and Teens

Teens are more likely to know how to swim. But they are still at risk for drowning. Read on for important tips to help protect your teen from drowning.

Quizzes

Radon Gas Quiz

Radon is a gas that you can't see or smell, but is present in nearly all the air around us. Everyone breathes in radon every day, usually at low levels. People who inhale high levels of radon are at increased risk for developing lung cancer. Radon is a problem in homes in which higher concentrations collect. Find out more about radon by taking this quiz.

Multimedia

Step-by-Step: Inserting a Disposable Catheter (Woman)

This video shows how to insert a urinary catheter if you are a woman.

Symptom Checker