Search Results for: illness
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How to Prevent RSV and Respiratory Illness in Babies
You can take steps to protect yourself from winter germs, but here's how you can also ask others to help protect you and your loved ones from illness.Read More
Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Pediatrics
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How Lactating People Can Protect Babies From Illness
People who are pregnant or breastfeeding transfer antibodies they produce from vaccines to their babies. Learn more.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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What Are Some Different Types of Mental Illness and Disability?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 50% of Americans will be diagnosed with a mental illness.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Mental Health
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Sudden Injury or Illness – What Should You Do? Find The Right Care in Central PA
When you have a sudden illness or injury, where should you go? The emergency department, the local urgent care center, or your PCP?Read More
Categorized as: Family Health, Living and Wellness
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Art Therapy: Can Creativity Help Those Facing Mental Illness?
Art therapy is a therapeutic way to tend to your mental health, build self-confidence, reduce stress, heal trauma, and connect with others.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Mental Health
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The Most Common Mental Illness: Myths and Facts About Anxiety
Anxiety is one of the most common conditions in the U.S., but there are many misconceptions. Learn the facts about anxiety from UPMC.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Mental Health
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Staying Healthy Over the Holidays: Tips to Prevent Illness and Injury
The experts at UPMC are available to get your season back on track. Our extensive network of services and providers are always close by and ready to treat any unforeseen ailments that strike during the holidays.View Infographic
Categorized as: Family Health, Living and Wellness
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4 Common Back-to-School Illnesses and Health Conditions
Children are often susceptible to many different common conditions associated with the close contact of a classroom. Learn more about these common conditions.Read More
Categorized as: Family Health
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Kids and Heat-Related Illnesses: How to Prevent, Recognize and Treat Heat Conditions
Late summer is the time for sports scrimmages, cheerleading practices, and band camps in advance of a new season. It’s also a prime time for heat-related illnesses in children. Here’s a timely refresher on how to prevent heat-related illnesses from happening in the first place. Beat the Heat Tips Drink plenty of water throughout the…Read More
Categorized as: Pediatrics
