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Children in the cold wearing masks
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Why Viruses Love the Cold
Beth Fisher-Smith
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Breast Cancer Survivor: Disability Insurance Helped Me Heal  
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What Doctors Want You to Know About Toys with Magnets
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How Cold Weather Affects Arthritis
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Managing Asthma During the Winter
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Covenant House Michigan Supports At-Risk Youth in Detroit Through House of Hope Program
Man and woman look at prescription medications
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2023 Brings Improved Prescription Drug Plans from Blue Cross
Woman massaging her arthritic hand and wrist.
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4 Health Conditions Made Worse by Cold Weather and How to Cope
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Helping Someone with Alzheimer’s Age in Place
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Family Health History: The Questions You Should Be Asking Your Loved Ones
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Medicare Open Enrollment Tips for Seniors: Find a Plan that Fits Your Needs
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The Benefits of Life Insurance
A woman expresses discomfort as she holds her lower abdomen.
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What is a UTI? Causes, Symptoms and Treatment for Urinary Tract Infections
An adult woman consoles her father in a doctor's office.
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Talking to a Healthcare Provider About a Loved One's Health
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What to Know About Holiday Meal Myths
A person with diabetes struggles with sore feet.
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How Diabetes Affects Your Feet
A man speaks with a female doctor during an appointment.
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When Men Need to Start Prostate Cancer Screening 
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Why Your Bladder Keeps You Up at Night
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CEO: Health Questions to Ask Friends, Family at Holidays
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How Often Can Children Take Antibiotics?
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Is Gestational Diabetes Preventable?
How to Recover from a Cigarette Smoking Relapse
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How to Recover from a Cigarette Smoking Relapse 
Woman holding the hand of a loved one
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5 Myths About Alzheimer's Busted
A young woman holds her infant.
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Amoxicillin Shortage: What You Need to Know
Jason Warzecha poses for a photo at the end of the Detroit Free Press Marathon
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Distance Runners with Diabetes Share How They Stay Fueled
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How to Find Your Michigan Vaccination Record Online
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Blue Cross Expands Access to Mental Health Professionals
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GERD: Everything You Need to Know
An unsupervised baby crawls into a bathroom.
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Why Thirdhand Smoke is Dangerous to Children
How Does the Change in Seasons Affect my Sleep?
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How Does the Change in Seasons Affect my Sleep?
An older man testing his blood sugar
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Prediabetes 101: What You Should Know
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Living with Undiagnosed ADHD
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How Sugar Impacts People Living with Diabetes
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Excessive Alcohol Use Among Men Puts Their Long-Term Health at Risk
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Health Top of Mind for Veterans Exiting the U.S. Military
A woman administers insulin to her hip.
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What to Know When You’re Diagnosed with Diabetes
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Hidden Ways Bullying Happens on Social Media
A concerned Black woman reads a document.
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What is Health Care Fraud?
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Grant Helps Individuals with Disabilities Safely Live at Home
A man stares at his laptop screen.
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Are You Health Literate? Test Your Knowledge
Doctors at Henry Ford Health pose for a photo by reading children's books.
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Henry Ford Health Launches Program Combining Postpartum, Newborn Visits for Detroit Mothers
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Resources and Support for Flu Season
Trina and Reece Perryman
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Being Her Voice: Mom of Special Needs Child Starts Safety Initiative
teen sits in a chair during a therapy session
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Anxiety Screening Recommended for Children 8 and Older
pregnant woman holds ultrasound image of baby
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Newly Pregnant? Here are the Appointments to Know
Have a Sick Child? Learn to Safely Give Them Prescriptions
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Have a Sick Child? Learn to Safely Give Them Prescriptions
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Pink Prevention: Your Guide to Screening for Early Breast Cancer Detection
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How to Read a Medical Bill
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The Future of Health Care Payment: Leveraging Partnerships to Shift Towards Value
A family plays in the living room as a woman types on a computer.
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Open Enrollment Guide: What to Know When Choosing a Health Plan 
Woman sneezes and checks thermometer for flu symptoms
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Is it a Cold, the Flu, or COVID?
Man looks through prescription medications in his medicine cabinet looking for opioids
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The Risks of Keeping Opioid Prescriptions at Home
Woman looks at laptop
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Diagnosis of ADHD Often Delayed Until Adulthood for Women
Woman with pink ribbon for breast cancer awareness charity studio portrait
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4 Life-Saving Health Appointments All Women Should Schedule
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How Do I Know if I’m Allergic to Certain Medications?
Using hand sanitizer rubbing it on hands
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When Does Hand Sanitizer Expire?
Doug Wright participates in the Fight For Air Climb at Comerica Park.
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Battle Creek Double Lung Transplant Recipient Credits Exercise for Return to Normalcy
Adult woman helps older mother fill out her pill sorter box
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How to Manage Medications for a Loved One 
Man sits on his couch clutching his stomach and wearing a blanket wondering if he has food poisoning or a stomach bug
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Food Poisoning vs. Stomach Bug: What's the Difference?
Woman is distraught at work.
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The Effects of Adult Bullying in the Workplace
Doctor prepares patient for a mammogram
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Mammograms: What Doctors Want You to Know
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Spend Less at the Pharmacy in 5 Easy Steps
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Over-the-Counter vs. Prescription Medications: Do You Know the Difference?
Woman vapes at home while sitting on the couch
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Tips to Quit Vaping
Sick woman sitting on the couch talks to a doctor on a tablet using a virtual first health plan
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Why Virtual-First Health Plans Benefit You
Older woman talking to a younger woman
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Tips for New Caregivers
Young man looks at a prescription drug label
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Common Opioids Prescribed for Pain Explained
Person grabbing prescription pills from medicine cabinet
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Dispose of Unused Medications on Upcoming Drug Take Back Day
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Should You Take a Daily Aspirin?
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What Exactly Is a Gastroenterologist? 
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Childhood Cancer Survivor Helps Others Through Make-A-Wish 
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Detroit, Dearborn-Area Nonprofits Strengthen Suicide Prevention Programs With Help From BCBSM Foundation
Young pregnant woman visits the doctor
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Rates of Severe Complications After Pregnancy Rising Among Women of All Backgrounds
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
Woman getting a COVID booster shot from a nurse
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When Do I Need an Updated COVID Booster Shot?
Woman blowing her nose
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The Difference Between COVID-19 and the Flu
Doctor talking with a patient about their mental health diagnosis
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How Does a Depression Screening Work?
Elderly woman and daughter in the needle crafts occupational therapy for Alzheimer’s or dementia
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What You Need to Know About Alzheimer’s and Other Forms of Dementia
Sani Campoverde
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Planting Seeds of Hope in Pontiac’s Hispanic Community
Man and woman look at prescription medications
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Blue Cross Works to Save You Money on Prescriptions
Patient having fundus examination of the eye
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Have 20/20 Vision? You Still Need an Eye Exam
Flu viruses are constantly evolving, so vaccines are updated each season. Older adults are urged to get high-dose or adjuvanted flu vaccines.
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Flu Shots for Adults Age 65 and Older: What to Know 
A couple is scraping paint off a wall in an old home
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Get the Lead out of Your Home: Where to Find Help 
Depressed teen looks at himself in bathroom mirror
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The COVID Mental Health Crisis
new born baby hand hold mum index finger. concept : Premature or preterm baby in the hospital. relationship between mother and baby.
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Reducing Infant Mortality: Ways to Minimize Risks
Father and teen son look at a tablet together
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How Parents Can Help Prevent Youth Suicide
Latin American mother teaching her daughter to cook
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Hispanic, Latino Individuals Face Growing Rates of Obesity, Diabetes
Group of happy joyful school kids boys and girls running with ou
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Study Links Childhood Obesity and Fitness to Midlife Cognition
Younger son talks to his adult father about mental health
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Older Adults Have Increased Risks of Suicide
Doctor speaks to a male patient about behavioral health
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Blue Cross Launches Collaborative Care Designations for Behavioral Health
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Understanding Preeclampsia
Woman getting mammogram
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Breast Cancer Awareness: Screenings Could Save a Life
Close up image of doctor meeting with patient with clasped hands
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Why Missing a Checkup Could Cost You in the Long Run                
I'll always be here to support her
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How to Be a Good Friend When Someone is Grieving 
Lesbian couple getting relationship counseling by therapist
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Managing Relationship Anxiety
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Making Smart Choices During Open Enrollment: The Benefits of an HSA
He "hates how he got here," but NAMI Michigan's Executive Director has dedicated his life to tearing down the stigma around mental health.
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Kevin Fischer Lost His Son to Suicide. Now He’s Dedicated to Helping Families Avoid the Same Trauma 
Young man receives a flu shot in his arm
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Flu Season 2022-2023: What You Need to Know
Mother comforting teenage daughter
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How to Talk About Suicide  
Examination of a mole on the patient's body. The concept of studying moles to prevent the development of skin cancer or melanoma.
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Skin Cancer: Start Protecting Yourself Today
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