More articles about: Wellness and Prevention
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14 Things to Do If Someone You Live With Has COVID-19
What to do if you have coronavirus, or if you live with someone who has confirmed or suspected COVID-19. Tips for preventing infection while providing COVID care at home.
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The Pandemic Fight Over Plaquenil
A patient with lupus weighs in on the COVID drug debate.
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4 Strategies for Staying Healthy in a Quarantined World
Staying healthy during quarantine is everybody’s goal, but it can be hard to resist stress eating and unhealthy habits. A Michigan Medicine dietician offers four tips for staying calm during this crisis.
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Viruses Live on Doorknobs and Phones and Can Get You Sick – Smart Cleaning and Good Habits Can Help Protect You
An op-ed from the chair of epidemiology at the University of Michigan.
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Minority Patients Benefit From Having Minority Doctors, But That’s a Hard Match to Make
An op-ed by a family medicine physician at Michigan Medicine.
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Your COVID-19 Questions, Answered by a Top Primary Care Doctor
Here, an health care specialist talks about the latest in the spread of the coronavirus.
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Is Stress from COVID-19 Upsetting Your Stomach? 7 Self Comfort Tips to Try
Increased stress and anxiety are directly linked to digestive discomfort. Learn about the brain-gut connection and how to lessen the symptoms.
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7 Ways to Talk to Your Child About Good and Bad Touch
A national poll, conducted by pediatricians at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, covers sexual abuse and ways you as a parent can discuss the topic with your own children.
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Fear Can Spread From Person to Person Faster Than the Coronavirus
Neuroscientist Jacek Debiec  explains just how powerful the fear of contagion can be.
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Stuck at Home? 6 Ways to Keep Your Kids Healthy and Happy
As the coronavirus keeps families homebound, a childhood development expert shares ways to have productive days together.
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Coronavirus, Kids and School Closings
A public health expert answers four questions on many parents minds.
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Feeling Helpless Because of Coronavirus? Here Are 11 Things You Can Do
The COVID-19 outbreak is causing a lot of fear and anxiety. Here are 10 actions you can take to help yourself and others in your community as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
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Flattening the Curve for COVID-19: What Does It Mean and How Can You Help?
History shows that taking strong steps now to slow the spread of coronavirus will help communities and individuals.
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Hail to the Handwashers! A Musical Guide to Handwashing
There's an extra "song" after Hail to the Victors that you can delete. And I think you can delete 'properly' before "use hand sanitizer" . is thatenough?
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Parents From Lower-Income Families Less Likely to Say Child’s Water Supply is Safe at Both Home and School
Access to safe drinking water for children is a critical public health concern. A new study shows that only 62% of parents from lower-income families trust the safety of their drinking water versus 80% of parents from high-income households.