Health Topics

The best health­care providers don’t just treat con­di­tions, they trans­form lives. Learn what sets tru­ly excep­tion­al med­ical care apart from the rest in Shan­na’s story.

GLP‑1 med­ica­tions like Ozem­pic have explod­ed in pop­u­lar­i­ty with a 400% increase in pre­scrip­tions, but the inter­net buzz is filled with dan­ger­ous myths that could impact your health deci­sions. From insur­ance secrets to safe­ty con­cerns, here’s what celebri­ties and influ­encers aren’t telling you about these break­through treatments.

Think your sum­mer flip-flops are harm­less? They might be set­ting you up for the stab­bing heel pain that sends mil­lions to podi­a­trists every fall. Here’s why your feet hurt more at sum­mer’s end and what you can do to get relief.

GLP‑1 med­ica­tions like Ozem­pic have explod­ed in pop­u­lar­i­ty with a 400% increase in pre­scrip­tions, but the inter­net buzz is filled with dan­ger­ous myths that could impact your health deci­sions. From insur­ance secrets to safe­ty con­cerns, here’s what celebri­ties and influ­encers aren’t telling you about these break­through treatments.

Finals week stress is prac­ti­cal­ly a col­lege tra­di­tion, but it doesn’t have to wreck your well-being (or your grades). Find out how to man­age stress in a way that helps you study smarter, sleep bet­ter, and feel more in control.

Think caf­feine is harm­less? This eye-open­ing guide reveals how it real­ly affects your body, espe­cial­ly if you’re young, and what you can do to stay ener­gized in a health­i­er way.

Think your sum­mer flip-flops are harm­less? They might be set­ting you up for the stab­bing heel pain that sends mil­lions to podi­a­trists every fall. Here’s why your feet hurt more at sum­mer’s end and what you can do to get relief.

Did you know you could be over­pay­ing by hun­dreds or even thou­sands of dol­lars for the same MRI, CT scan, or X‑ray just by going to a dif­fer­ent facil­i­ty? With one sim­ple CPT code and a few phone calls, you can slash your med­ical imag­ing costs by 20 – 40% while get­ting the same, or bet­ter, care.

You can have an STI with­out even know­ing it, and wait­ing too long to get test­ed can lead to seri­ous health risks. Learn when to get screened and what to expect so you can stay safe and in control.

Finals week stress is prac­ti­cal­ly a col­lege tra­di­tion, but it doesn’t have to wreck your well-being (or your grades). Find out how to man­age stress in a way that helps you study smarter, sleep bet­ter, and feel more in control.

You and your kids may not need to go cold turkey on social media, but set­ting bound­aries and fol­low­ing a few prac­ti­cal tips to care for your men­tal well-being in our always-on world can help each of us feel less over­whelmed and regain some con­trol of our men­tal health.

As sum­mer ends and a new school year begins, stu­dents face piv­otal tran­si­tions. Embrace these changes by stay­ing orga­nized, estab­lish­ing rou­tines, and pri­or­i­tiz­ing men­tal and phys­i­cal well-being to ensure a smooth and suc­cess­ful adjustment.

GLP‑1 med­ica­tions like Ozem­pic have explod­ed in pop­u­lar­i­ty with a 400% increase in pre­scrip­tions, but the inter­net buzz is filled with dan­ger­ous myths that could impact your health deci­sions. From insur­ance secrets to safe­ty con­cerns, here’s what celebri­ties and influ­encers aren’t telling you about these break­through treatments.

Men are more like­ly than women to be diag­nosed with can­cer and to die from it, but why? We’ll break down the sur­pris­ing rea­sons behind the gap and the screen­ings that could help save lives.

A pri­ma­ry care physi­cian should play a big role in your health and care. Here are 7 roles a PCP fills — and why you should have one.