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Blood pressure chart: What your reading means
Checking your blood pressure helps you avoid health problems. Learn more about what your numbers mean.
Diagnosing Alzheimer's: How Alzheimer's is diagnosed
Even though there isn't a cure, early diagnosis of Alzheimer's dementia is important.
Alzheimer's: Medicines help manage symptoms and slow decline
Although there's no cure for Alzheimer's disease, certain drugs might help you manage your symptoms and improve your life for a time.
Fall prevention: Simple tips to prevent falls
Stay safe and maintain your independence with these simple fall prevention measures.
Memory loss: When to seek help
Memory loss may result from typical aging, a treatable condition or the onset of dementia.
Cancer survival rate: What it means for your prognosis
No one can predict the future, but cancer survival rates can give you an idea of your prognosis. Should you pay attention to them?
Tips for choosing and using walkers
A walker can provide balance and improve mobility. Understand the different types of walkers and how to use them.
Lecanemab for Alzheimer's disease: An option for you?
Learn whether the Alzheimer's disease medicine lecanemab may be a treatment for you.
Personal health records and patient portals
Keeping health records electronically makes it easy to get medical information using a computer or smartphone.
Dense breast tissue: What it means to have dense breasts
Find out what it means if your mammogram report says you have dense breast tissue. Learn about additional breast cancer screening tests to consider.
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