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From tips on managing chronic conditions to preventative care strategies, improve your overall health with our primary care insights.

young person in swimming pool holding onto floatation device while coughing heavily.
December 1, 2022/Primary Care

What To Know About Dry Drowning

Dry drowning is an airway closure from choking on water without getting fluid in your lungs

Person walking in winter boots on a path that has been shoveled or cleared.
December 1, 2022/Primary Care

How To Walk in Snow and Avoid Winter Hazards

Taking slow, short steps and wearing proper footwear can go a long way in preventing falls

Water being poured into a glass.
November 25, 2022/Primary Care

Why Am I Always Thirsty?

Dehydration, medication and salty foods are often culprits

Family members walk through falling snow to visit family over the holidays.
November 14, 2022/Primary Care

How To Celebrate Safely This Holiday Season

Wash your hands, skip the buffet and don’t wash your poultry

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Person brushing teeth while looking in mirror in bathroom.
October 20, 2022/Oral Health

How Your Oral Health Affects Your Overall Health

Your teeth and gums have a huge role to play in other, more systemic health conditions

Person laying in bed with thermometer.
October 14, 2022/Primary Care

5 Methods to Safely Break a Fever

Get some rest, drink fluids, use blankets or ice packs and take medications

Leg bruise.
September 14, 2022/Skin Care & Beauty

What To Do if Your Bruise Won’t Go Away

On average, bruises last one to three weeks, and bigger bruises last longer than smaller ones

Child with head back gargling water.
August 24, 2022/Primary Care

What Causes Hiccups and How To Get Rid of Them

Here’s five ways to cut your hiccups short

A dizzy person sits up in bed and braces their head for relief.
June 8, 2022/Primary Care

6 Reasons Why You Wake Up Dizzy

Mornings can be hard enough without feeling dizzy, too

Close-up of red bed bug bites on a person's back
June 7, 2022/Primary Care

Bed Bug Bites: What They Look Like and How To Get Rid of Them

Bed bug bites often occur on the exposed parts of your skin while you sleep

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