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The revolution is finally here—raising a host of questions for regulators, providers, insurers and patients.

Packing up the kids for a road trip can be difficult. Making sure they are stocked with things to do to keep them occupied can be a tough battle on its own. If car sickness, a common type of motion sickness, is thrown into the equation, road trips can be even more of a struggle
Car sickness occurs when the brain receives mismatching information from the ears, eyes and nerves in the extremities. The results of this sensation are upset stomach, fatigue and,…

(KUTV) Katrina Jensen from Intermountain Moms talked about babies and breastfeeding.Breastfeeding has powerful benefits for your baby. Intermountain supports breastfeeding. Make sure to talk to your health care provider before your baby is born if you have

When you and your doctor work together as a team, you'll get better health care. Try the following tips to find a doctor who’s right for you.

Millennials may give the healthcare industry more impetus to improve customer service

Last updated: May 22, 2016
By Carolyn Sayre for Summit Medical Group
Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the United States. However, many of these deaths can be prevented with the proper precautions. Seth Jawetz, MD, a cardiologist at the Live Well Heart Failure Clinic at Summit Medical Group, offers ten tips to keep your heart healthy
1. Understand your risk
People who have high blood pressure or cholesterol, diabetes, are overweight, or have a history…

One vaccine can help protect you 4
IXIARO® is a vaccine indicated for the prevention of disease caused by Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus for people 2 months of age and older. 12
IXIARO® is a vaccine indicated for the prevention of disease caused by Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus for people 2 months of age and older. 12
IXIARO® has a well-established safety profile
and protective immune…

Find out how to qualify for Medicaid at Healthcare.gov. You can apply for or re-enroll in Medicaid or CHIP any time of year.

The next time you go to see your health care provider for an upper respiratory illness a cough or cold don't assume you'll get a prescription for an antibiotic.

OK, now that you've calmed down some from the initial excitement, wiped out the pregnancy shelf at your local bookstore, and made a down payment on a new maternity wardrobe, it's time to focus on the most important thing here (and no, it's not the wallpaper pattern for the nursery): your health and the baby's health. Your first assignment: Pick up the phone and call your…

The need for healthcare is a continuing demand. It’s not just the working class people that need medical and healthcare but also the senior citizens as well. Indeed a lot of people are not feeling …

To overhaul patient experience for a Minnesota clinic, CannonDesign cherry picked the best ideas from retail, offices, and even airlines.

This week (March 3-9) is National Patient Safety Awareness Week. Patient safety is priority number one at Cincinnati Children’s every day of the year, but you, our patient families, also play a critical role in making hospital stays as safe as possible
In collaboration with children’s hospitals across the country, we’d like to share with you these six things you can do when visiting the hospital with your child to help us provide the safest possible care:
BE A PATIENT ADVOCATE FOR YOUR…

A primary care provider, or PCP, is your main point of contact for healthcare in non-emergency situations. Think of this type of healthcare provider as the quarterback of your entire health care team, the central point person whose role it is to coordinate your overall patient care, treatment and education. Overall, your PCP is key …

Rebecca Onie asks audacious questions: What if waiting rooms were a place to improve daily health care? What if doctors could prescribe food, housing and heat in the winter? At TEDMED she describes Health Leads, an organization that does just that -- and does it by building a volunteer base as elite and dedicated as a college sports team.

Sunburn treatment: What works
Unfortunately, there's no fast-fix sunburn treatment. Once you have sunburn, the damage is done — although it may take 12 to 24 hours after sun exposure to know the full extent and severity of sunburn, and several days or more for your skin to begin to heal.
In the meantime, the most effective sunburn treatment simply helps ease your discomfort:
Keep it cool. Apply cold compresses — such as a towel dampened with cool water — to the affected…

Here are five ways that companies are using machine learning to transform health care.

People sometimes assume that health care is only as good as the physician providing it. There are a few things, however, that patients can do to improve the quality of health care that they receive. Here are a few tips to ensure that you receive the best health care possible.

At your first pregnancy appointment, your health care provider will confirm your pregnancy and then do an examination, much like your typical physical, to assess your general health.

ourselves apart from other pediatric practices…
Our Staff – Pediatrics of Florence has assembled an outstanding and diverse team of health care professionals dedicated to the physical, emotional and intellectual development of your child. We employ a full complement of doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, lactation consultants, clinical counselors, and office staff, so you can always get the health care attention your child needs when he or…