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Can You Exercise Too Much? What Excessive Exercise Does to Your Body
Find out how exercising too much, too often, or with poor form can lead to injury, and worsen preexisting health problems.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Sports Medicine
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Getting Referred to a Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist
If you've been referred to a maternal fetal medicine (MFM) doctor, you'll get extra monitoring and care. Learn how a MFM specialist can help you and your baby.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Health Equity Q&A: Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah
UPMC's Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, MD, is board-certified in pediatric emergency medicine and pediatrics and is an emergency medicine physician.Read More
Categorized as: Health Equity
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What’s the Difference Between Food Allergy and Intolerance?
Is your persistent belly pain and bloating from food allergies or food intolerances? Both can cause a physical reaction after eating certain foods, so it’s easy to confuse the two. But there are significant differences between food allergies and intolerances. Here’s a comparison between food allergies and intolerances, including what causes them and how you…Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Living and Wellness
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UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Getting Your Child Ready for a Doctor’s Visit
Maureen HeneghaIn, a child life specialist at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, offers tips for making doctor's visits easier.Listen Now
Categorized as: Pediatrics
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Unbearably Itchy? Here’s How to Treat Poison Ivy at Home
If you spend much time outdoors, you're likely to get a rash from poison ivy at some point. Here's what you need to know about treating this common problem.Read More
Categorized as: Family Health, Living and Wellness
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Where Can You Get a Yeast Infection?
When you hear the term yeast infection, you may think of vaginal itchiness. But that's not the only body part that can get a yeast infection.Read More
Categorized as: Family Health, Living and Wellness
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What Is Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)?
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of disorders caused by damage in the frontal or temporal lobes of the brain. Learn symptoms, causes, types, and more.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Neurosurgery and Brain Health
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How Does Chemo Affect Your Skin?
Chemo rash is a rash that develops during cancer treatment. Learn more about how long chemo rash lasts — and what the best treatments are.Read More
Categorized as: Cancer Care, Health Topics A-Z