You know you should see a doctor for regular checkups. After all, there’s evidence that preventive care reduces your risk for diseases, disabilities, and early death, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. However, if you’re like millions of Americans, something may be stopping you from getting the preventive care you need…

According to the CDC, about 38 million Americans have diabetes. That’s roughly one out of every 10 people. Diabetes is a serious disease that can shorten your life expectancy and lead to a variety of complications, including cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, eye diseases and blindness, neuropathy, amputations, and stroke. But despite its prevalence and seriousness,…

Menopause was once a taboo subject, talked about in hushed tones, if at all. Many women didn’t fully understand it or didn’t get the help they needed for their challenging symptoms. Today, talking about menopause is no longer taboo — and it’s crucial to women’s health as they age. If you’re a woman, here’s what…

Colds and flus are among the most common reasons that people miss work and school. Adults get two to three colds on average each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Children get even more. In addition, each year, between 3% and 11% of people in the U.S. develop the flu….

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people are hospitalized due to complications from respiratory illnesses, such as the flu and COVID-19. That’s why the CDC recommends that everyone over the age of six months get an annual flu vaccine and a COVID-19 vaccine. Now there’s a vaccine available for a third disease that can cause…

Whether you have a short- or long-term illness or medical condition, it’s important to take your medications as directed. But when medications cause side effects, you may want to stop taking them. Don’t stop taking your medication without talking to your doctor or pharmacist first so they can help you taper off the medications safely….

When people mention growing older, it’s common to talk about what they’ll do to enjoy their retirement years. But there’s one topic that may not come to mind: depression. As people age, depression is one of the most common mental health disorders. It affects nearly 32% of older adults, according to a report in the…

Taking care of your health means taking care of your mental health, too. Mental health problems can often go untreated. There’s no shame in having mental health issues. Nearly 23% of U.S. adults have a mental health disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. But not everyone knows they have one. And that…

There are six main vitamins — A, B, C, D, E, and K. Not all vitamins are alike though. Some are water soluble, meaning that they dissolve in water, while others — A, D, E, and K — are fat-soluble. This means that they dissolve in fat, not in water. How the body absorbs and…

An allergy is when your immune system overreacts to an otherwise benign trigger, like pollen or pet dander. If you encounter one of these triggers — called an allergen — you may experience a range of symptoms, from sneezing, coughing, itchy eyes, or a runny nose to rashes, hives, asthma attacks, or severe trouble breathing….