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FAQs About Lung Cancer Screening

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.Lung cancer has been the leading cause of cancer death in the United States for many years. And it accounts fo...

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Treatment and Management of Primary Hyperoxaluria

November 3–8, 2025 is Hyperoxaluria Awareness Week.Primary hyperoxaluria (PH) is a rare genetic disease that has three types: PH1, PH2 and PH3. Less t...

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Cardiovascular Disease Resource Guide

Understanding your risk for heart disease and how you can take proactive steps for prevention are essential for reducing your chances of developing he...

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My Son Won the Basketball Championship, then Passed 15 Kidney Stones

As told to Erica RimlingerNovember is National Caregivers Month. My son Jack, a second grader at the time, stayed home sick from school on Friday, but...

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FAQs About Colorectal Cancer Biomarkers

Your body is full of information that can give you a clearer picture of what’s going on inside it. Sometimes you just need the right book of translati...

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Have a Male Partner? Here’s What You Need to Know About Prostate Cancer

In 2022, Lisa Barron’s husband, Jeff, started having urinary symptoms that doctors attributed to a urinary tract infection (UTI). Since Jeff had lost...

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Self-Care Is More Than Just Skin Deep

What do you think of when you hear the words “personal care”?Facials? Manicures? Getting rogue hairs plucked or pulled in some (brutal) fashion? For m...

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My Husband’s Prostate Cancer Is Terminal, but that Hasn’t Put an End to Our Love for Each Other

November is National Family Caregiver’s Month.I met my husband while I was registering for journalism classes at the University of Missouri 50 years a...

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Managing Atopic Dermatitis in Kids

October is Eczema Awareness Month.If your childhood memories include scratching miserably at your itchy skin while an adult gently scolded you to stop...

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Types of Melanoma

+ Infographic textMelanoma is a type of cancer that happens when the cells that produce color (melanin) grow out of control.  Women ages 50–65 have hi...

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A Sinus Infection Revealed Nasal Polyps – and a Complicating Twist

As told to Nicole Audrey SpectorI was in my mid 40s working as a paraeducator in elementary schools in the 1990’s when I began experiencing asthma and...

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Stroke Risk for Women

October 29, 2025, is World Stroke Day. + Infographic textWhat is a stroke? A stroke happens when blood flow to the brain is interrupted. This prevents...