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West Michigan Sees Rising Levels of Health Care Employment, More Citizens Covered by Insurance and Fewer Hospital Admissions, According to New Data
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How to Prevent Burn Injuries at Home and When to Seek Care
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What is Sinus Tarsi Syndrome?

Medically Reviewed by: John Johnson, D.P.M., FACFAS

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How to Manage Jaw Pain

Medically Reviewed by: Margaret Hepke, D.O.

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What is the Best Diet to Promote a Healthy Thyroid?

Medically Reviewed by: Shanthi Appelö

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Are Sinus Infections Contagious?
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What Does it Mean to be Immunocompromised?
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What to Know About Congenital Heart Defects in Infants
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What is the Relationship Between Sleep and Weight?
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Identifying Different Thyroid Issues and Disorders
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How Alcohol and Histamines Affect Sinuses

Medically Reviewed by: Gregory Scherle, M.D.

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Graves’ Disease vs. Hashimoto’s Disease
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How to Prevent Chapped Lips in the Winter
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How to Protect Your Heart During the Holidays
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Understanding Adults with Disabilities and Frequent Mental Distress
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Heart Attacks Spike During the Holidays: What to Know
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What are Hidden Disabilities?
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How Stress Affects Your Immune System
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What Can I Do If I Have a Family Health History of Dementia?
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What Can I Do If I Have a Family History of Heart Disease?
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Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Higher Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
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How Cold Weather Affects the Skin
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What are the Different Types of Epilepsy?
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The Appropriate Use of Antibiotics: When and When Not to Use Them
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How COVID-19 Can Increase Diabetes Complications, Or Increase Risk of Developing Diabetes
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Causes of Frequent Urination: When You Should Be Concerned
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When Should Someone Be Offered Palliative Care?
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The Impact of COPD on the Heart
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Grand Rapids Family Watches 7-Year-Old Son with Down Syndrome ‘Flourish and Thrive’ After Unexpected Diagnosis at Birth
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How to Avoid Bad Medication and Food Combinations
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Breast Cancer Prevention: Steps to Take Today
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The Difference Between Chronic and Acute Pain
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Natural Ways to Deal with Chronic Pain
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The Difference Between COVID-19 and the Flu
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Is there a Connection Between Sickle Cell Disease and Leukemia?
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How the Flu Shot Works to Protect You
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Best Diet for Gastroparesis
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What to Know About the New COVID-19 Booster Shots
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Measles Cases on the Rise Underscore Importance of Getting the Measles Vaccine
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What to Know About Lyme Disease and Tick-Born Illnesses
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Clarkston Teen Shows Courage in the Face of Rare Ewing Sarcoma Diagnosis 
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What is Cardiac Arrest?
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Can I Have Too Much Iron? Understanding Hemochromatosis
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After Meeting the Stranger Who Saved His Life, Blue Cross Employee Advocates for Bone Marrow Donation
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Can Your Eyes Get Sunburned?
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Is Spicy Food Good for You?
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Chronic Skin Conditions in the Summer: Tips for Managing Through the Heat
Stress is a signal that warns you of sudden or imminent danger. When it comes to life or death situations, it is crucial to our survival. But stress shouldn’t be a chronic condition.
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Defining Stress: The Good, The Bad, The Unhealthy
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Childhood Cancer Survivor Helps Others Through Make-A-Wish 
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Tips to Manage High Blood Pressure or Hypertension
A person with diabetes struggles with sore feet.
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How Diabetes Affects Your Feet
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Sleeping Better with Allergies and Sinusitis
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Is it a Cold or Seasonal Allergies? How to Tell the Difference
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Syphilis Cases in Michigan Are Surging. Here’s Why.
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The 3 Main Types of Colon Cancer Screenings Explained
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What is Visceral Fat?
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When and Why You Should Get a Colonoscopy
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Top 5 Myths About Cavities
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Anxiety at Work: What to Do About It?
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How to Maintain Your Mental Health This Winter
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How Winter Affects the Body
Is there a Connection Between Spine Health and Thyroid Function?
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Is there a Connection Between Spine Health and Thyroid Function?  
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5 Tips to Finally Reach Your Health Goals
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Head to Toe Health in Winter
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Family Health History: The Questions You Should Be Asking Your Loved Ones
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How Viruses Spread
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Michigan Women Look to Help Others ‘Stomp Out’ Sarcoma After Overcoming the Rare Cancer
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Air Quality Alerts: How to Stay Healthy and Safe
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Can You Develop Allergies as an Adult?
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Maternal Health: Heart Conditions During Pregnancy 
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How to Check Your Blood Pressure at Home
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What Doctors Want You to Know About Heart Health Screening Tests  
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Sickle Cell Disease and its Disproportionate Effect on African Americans in the U.S.
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The Link Between High Blood Pressure and Severe COVID
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Blue Cross Data Helps Researchers Learn How Cannabis Use Affects Bypass Surgery Patients
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Osteoporosis Screening: What You Need to Know
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Diabetes Screening: What You Need to Know
Donna Allgaier-Lamberti of Holland poses for a photograph with her granddaughter.
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Holland Woman with Hashimoto’s Disease Discusses Battle with ‘Invisible Condition’
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Winter Health Risks Seniors Need to Be Aware Of
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Cholesterol Screening: What You Need to Know
Mom and daughter taking a winter walk together.
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Tips for Tackling Holiday Stress
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Why Your Bladder Keeps You Up at Night
Amanda Crowell Itliong has lived with ovarian cancer for close to 14 years, but you wouldn't know it judging by her remarkable attitude.
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‘I Feel So Lucky:’ Rochester Hills Woman With Terminal Ovarian Cancer Dedicates Life to Advocacy
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How Does a Depression Screening Work?
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Mental Health Disparities by Race
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The Connection Between Emotional Health and the Heart
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Rise in Screen Time: How to Protect Your Family’s Vision
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Understanding the Thyroid and Associated Health Conditions 
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Encourage Vision Well-Being
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Help Your Employees Prevent and Better Manage Diabetes 
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Understanding Cracked Teeth
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Blue Cross Coverage of COVID-19 Testing: What to Know  
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Ways to Keep Track of Your Prescriptions
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The Connection Between Oral Health and Overall Health
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Approaching Behavioral Health Holistically
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Report: The Impact of Caregiving on Mental and Physical Health
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Vaccinations 101: Everything You Need to Know
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Increasing Access to Behavioral Health Care in the Face of COVID-19
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Is Time at Home Weakening our Health?
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West Michigan Woman’s Hospital Stay Uncovers COVID-19 and Cancer
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