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Preventive Care

Perfect timing for updated COVID-19 and flu shots

The vaccines are free, accessible, and effective at preventing severe illness

Preventive Care

High blood pressure basics: Check it, treat it

Clinicians encourage individuals to know their blood pressure numbers and seek treatment if elevated

Preventive Care

Getting back on track 

Exercise, not X-rays, can provide relief for most low back pain issues, doctors say

Preventive Care

Lessons from a dermatologist

An African-American clinician shares her insights into skin cancer, racial disparities, and patient advocacy

Preventive Care

WATCH: Your asthma ABCs 

Your action plan, breathing and control, in 60 seconds

Preventive Care

Good oral health may be key to cardiovascular health

Extra cleanings, treatment may help manage risk

Preventive Care

Watch: Asthma ABCs

Your action plan, breathing and control, in 60 seconds

Preventive Care

A window into the heart

Eye screenings are important line of defense amid rising rates of cardiac and other chronic illnesses in the U.S.

Preventive Care

‘Healthy parent, healthy pregnancy, healthy baby’

Prenatal and postnatal visits boost maternal and infant health, clinicians and families say

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