Health Topics

Col­orec­tal Can­cer rates have been going up in adults under the age of 50, but know­ing your risk and talk­ing to your doc­tor can sup­port your health.

While pro­longed hos­pi­tal stays are intend­ed to restore your body, long peri­ods of bedrest may result in var­i­ous phys­i­cal side effects. Inter­nal Med­i­cine physi­cian Dr. Joseph Suther­land shares insights to help pre­pare you for phys­i­cal changes that you may expe­ri­ence with a long hos­pi­tal stay.

Inter­na­tion­al trav­el can expose you to health risks that are uncom­mon in the U.S. A trav­el med­i­cine vis­it with your pri­ma­ry care provider helps you pre­pare with per­son­al­ized guid­ance based on your des­ti­na­tion, health his­to­ry, and trav­el plans. In this guide, learn who should sched­ule a trav­el health appoint­ment, when to do it, which vac­cines and med­ica­tions you may need, and prac­ti­cal tips to stay healthy through­out your trip and after you return home.

Inter­na­tion­al trav­el can expose you to health risks that are uncom­mon in the U.S. A trav­el med­i­cine vis­it with your pri­ma­ry care provider helps you pre­pare with per­son­al­ized guid­ance based on your des­ti­na­tion, health his­to­ry, and trav­el plans. In this guide, learn who should sched­ule a trav­el health appoint­ment, when to do it, which vac­cines and med­ica­tions you may need, and prac­ti­cal tips to stay healthy through­out your trip and after you return home.

Tak­ing care of your heart is a life­long com­mit­ment. Here’s how to man­age your heart health through all stages of life. 

Heart dis­ease remains the #1 cause of death in the Unit­ed States and kills near­ly 370,000 peo­ple a year. While this mor­tal­i­ty rate has fall­en dra­mat­i­cal­ly over the last 10 years, risk fac­tors are still alarm­ing­ly high. Pre­ven­tion is an essen­tial ele­ment in the fight against heart dis­ease — much of which can be man­aged through diet.

Col­orec­tal Can­cer rates have been going up in adults under the age of 50, but know­ing your risk and talk­ing to your doc­tor can sup­port your health.

Menin­gi­tis is rare but can become seri­ous quick­ly — espe­cial­ly bac­te­r­i­al menin­gi­tis. With cas­es ris­ing nation­al­ly and recent alerts in Chica­go, it’s impor­tant to rec­og­nize ear­ly warn­ing signs. Learn the symp­toms in adults and chil­dren, when to seek emer­gency care, who is at high­er risk, and how vac­ci­na­tion and prompt treat­ment can pro­tect your family.

Accord­ing to the Cen­ter for Dis­ease Con­trol and Pre­ven­tion (CDC), approx­i­mate­ly eight to ten per­cent of the Unit­ed States pop­u­la­tion will become sick with an influen­za (flu) virus each year. Addi­tion­al­ly, the aver­age Amer­i­can will catch between two to three colds per year. A cold and the flu are both caused by viral infec­tions and pro­duce a vari­ety of unpleas­ant symp­toms. Colds often are accom­pa­nied by nasal con­ges­tion and/​or a run­ny nose, sneez­ing, cough­ing and a sore throat. Flu virus­es can cause sim­i­lar symp­toms as well as fatigue, fever, head and body aches, and for some, diar­rhea and vom­it­ing. While there is no cure for either ill­ness, sev­er­al over-the-counter med­ica­tions and home reme­dies may offer symp­tom relief.

Every child’s mind is unique, but when focus, ener­gy, or impul­siv­i­ty start get­ting in the way, it could be more than ​“just being a kid.” Learn how Duly pedi­a­tri­cians help par­ents rec­og­nize ADHD ear­ly and guide chil­dren toward thriv­ing with the right support.

Up to 15% of new moth­ers expe­ri­ence post­par­tum depres­sion, but it’s often con­fused with baby blues or brushed off as nor­mal exhaus­tion. Under­stand­ing the dif­fer­ence could be the key to get­ting the help you need to feel like your­self again.

AI chat­bots are answer­ing mil­lions of health ques­tions dai­ly, but one study found they gave dan­ger­ous­ly wrong advice about mix­ing med­ica­tions that could cause some­one to faint. While these dig­i­tal doc­tors can help you prep for appoint­ments and find basic health info, know­ing when to trust them (and when to run to a real physi­cian) could lit­er­al­ly save your life.

Think­ing about slim­mer, smoother thighs but not sure whether you need lipo­suc­tion or a thigh lift? This quick guide breaks down the real dif­fer­ences so you can choose the option that gets you the results you’re envisioning.

Tried every diet and work­out plan, but the scale won’t budge? Bariatric surgery might be more acces­si­ble than you think – and it could be the game-chang­er that final­ly helps you lose weight, reverse dia­betes, and reclaim your health.

Think you’re healthy? Your body could be hid­ing silent killers like high blood pres­sure, pre­di­a­betes, or skin can­cer that have zero symp­toms until it’s too late. Your pri­ma­ry care doc­tor can catch these sneaky con­di­tions ear­ly, which is why that annu­al check­up might lit­er­al­ly save your life