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When cancer returns: How to cope with cancer recurrence
Learn what cancer recurrence means, and find out what you can do to cope when cancer returns.
Telehealth: Technology meets health care
From patient portals to wearable monitoring devices, telehealth gives you the tools to better manage your health. Are you taking advantage of these tools?
Teens and social media use: What's the impact?
Find out how to help limit the negative impact of these popular apps on your teenager.
Support groups: Make connections, get help
Support groups connect people facing similar challenges. Members share experiences and advice.
Personal health records and patient portals
Personal health records and patient portals make it easy to access your medical information using your computer or smartphone.
Organ donation: Don't let these myths confuse you
This practice saves lives, but wrong ideas surround it. Get the facts about being an organ donor.
Mental health: Overcoming the stigma of mental illness
Mental health: Learn how to recognize and deal with the stigma of mental illness and don't let it stand in the way of getting treatment.
Medical credentials and degrees explained
Confused by the credentials for doctors, nurses and physician assistants? Get definitions of common credentials and learn why they matter.
Living wills and advance directives for medical decisions
Living wills and other advance directives describe your treatment preferences in end-of-life situations when you can't speak for yourself.
Intervention: Help a loved one overcome addiction
Make a plan to help a loved one break free from an addiction to alcohol, drugs, food or gambling before it destroys them.
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