A bird flu primer: What to know and do
A bird flu strain that began circulating in 2020 continues to evolve globally and locally within the United States. If...
Tick season is expanding: Protect yourself against Lyme disease
In parts of the United States and Canada, warming temperatures driven by climate change may be contributing to a rise...
Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
Each year, more than 4.5 million dog bites occur in the United States. Despite what you might assume, most of...
Why play? Early games build bonds and brain
Want your child to grow up healthy, happy, smart, capable, and resilient? Play with them. Infants and toddlers thrive on...
Concussion in children: What to know and do
Concussion is one of the most common injuries to the brain, affecting about two million children and teens every year....
Dupuytren’s contracture of the hand
One of the more unusual conditions affecting the hands and fingers is Dupuytren’s contracture (also called Dupuytren’s disease). Here, one...
Moving from couch to 5K
Need a little motivation and structure to ramp up your walking routine? Want to wake up your workouts but not...
New urine test may help some men with elevated PSA avoid biopsy
When a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test produces an abnormal result, the next step is usually a prostate biopsy. A...