More articles about: Wellness and Prevention
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A Double Dose of Good News on Health Insurance
A special Open Enrollment period for healthcare.gov insurance plans, and new price transparency rules for hospitals, mean good news for health insurance consumers.
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A Caregiver Check-In
Four ways to best support the caregiver in your life, especially during a pandemic.
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It’s Time To Make the Most of Masks. Here’s 11 Ways To Do It
New variants of the coronavirus make masks even more important in the COVID-19 pandemic. Tips for wearing, washing and choosing a mask.
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What Happens After You Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
An immunologist explains how the vaccine trains your immune system to fight the coronavirus.
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10 Expert COVID-19 Tips to Follow in 2021
Key advice you should still use, and continue to share, in the new year.
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From Pandemic to Purpose
A behavioral scientist, who studies the power of living with purpose, discusses how to heal and grow in the new year, sharing his own daughter's tragic, but inspiring, life journey.
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Should Pregnant and Breastfeeding Patients Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
None of the COVID-19 vaccines have been studied specifically in pregnant or breastfeeding individuals. An expert addresses top questions.
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Screen Time, Emotional Health Among Parents’ Top Concerns for Kids in Pandemic
National poll: Cyberbullying, depression and unhealthy habits on parents’ top 10 list of worries. Black families rank racism as No.1 concern and COVID-19 as No.2.
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Metabolism in Young Adulthood Predicts Cardiovascular Disease Later On
New findings give reason to pay attention to metabolic dysfunction well before middle age.
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Concern About Loved Ones Might Motivate People to Mask Up and Get Vaccine
New research suggests the thought of being a protector overrides desire for personal freedoms when it comes to COVID-safety messages. 
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Giving Back After COVID-19
After recovering from a COVID-19 hospitalization, one patient organized a testing drive to help others in community.
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The First Vaccines for COVID-19: What We Know So Far
COVID-19 vaccines are here. Michigan Medicine experts share what we know about how these mRNA vaccines work, their ingredients, their efficacy and their safety.
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Kids, Sports and COVID-19: 5 Steps for Parents to Follow
Key guidance on enrolling in sports during the pandemic and how to handle returning after a COVID-19 diagnosis.
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Diabetes 101
An estimated 25.8 million people in the United States are living with diabetes – but many still don’t understand the basics of the condition.
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Understanding Quality of Life for Caregivers of Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury
New research uses a unique survey tool to understand how caring for a person with TBI impacts the caregiver’s mental health and well-being.