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Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About IUDs

Here’s the 411 on this long-acting and reversible type of birth control

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Covid Vaccine Schedule for Older Adults & Immunocompromised People

It’s important for older adults and people with weakened immune systems to stay up to date on Covid vaccines. Read the latest recommendations.

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Why Are More Non-Smokers Getting Lung Cancer?

Smoking is the biggest risk factor for lung cancer, but environmental pollutants could be driving a rise in younger non-smokers

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Your Guide to Colon Cancer Screening Tests

Knowing your colon cancer test options may help you decide which one is right for you

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¿Por qué personas que no fuman están desarrollando cáncer pulmonar?

Fumar es el factor de riesgo más importante de cáncer pulmonar, pero contaminantes medioambientales podrían estar impulsando un incremento de esta enfermedad en personas más jóvenes que no fuman

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Guía de pruebas para la detección de cáncer de colon

Saber qué opciones tienes de pruebas de cáncer de colon podría ser útil para que decidas cuál es la adecuada para ti

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Happy Hour Is on the Rocks: Alcohol and Breast Cancer Advisory

The U.S. surgeon general has issued a strong warning about the link between alcohol and breast cancer and six other cancers

6 Self-Care Resolutions for the New Year

6 Tips for True Self-Care in the New Year

Pedicures, massages and bubble baths are great — but don’t forget to take these 6 steps to true self-care

WomenTalk: The 411 on Femtech Questions

WomenTalk: The 411 on Femtech Questions

In this episode of WomenTalk, we’ll talk about all things femtech.

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Doctors Shrugged Off My Cough Because I Wasn’t a Smoker — but I Had Stage 4 Lung Cancer

I’m not the only never smoker with lung cancer, and physicians need to do better

 Leah Phillips

Doctores ignoraron mi tos porque no fumaba, pero tenía cáncer pulmonar de etapa 4

No soy la única persona con cáncer pulmonar que nunca fumó y los médicos deben hacer un mejor trabajo

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Should You Do a Breast Self-Exam?

The formal breast self-exam is no longer recommended — but breast awareness is. Here’s what you need to know about breast cancer screening.

Reflection in a mirror of a woman palpating her breast while doing self breast-examination at home.

¿Deberías examinar tus mamas?

Ya no se recomiendan los autoexámenes de mamas, pero sí la autoconciencia mamaria. Aquí encontrarás lo que debes saber sobre las examinaciones del cáncer de mama.

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10 Expert Tips to Keep Your Skin Healthy in the Winter

The weather outside is frightful. Here’s how to protect your skin all winter long.

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Healthy Living With COPD

Follow these steps to live your best life with COPD

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Vivir saludablemente con EPOC

Sigue estos pasos para vivir de la mejor manera posible con EPOC

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COPD Treatments

Learn the options for COPD Treatments

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Tratamientos de EPOC

Entérate de las opciones para tratamientos de EPOC

What You Need to Know About a Breast Biopsy flipbook

What You Need to Know About a Breast Biopsy

Learn important facts about what to expect before, during and after a breast biopsy

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Lo que debes saber sobre las biopsias de mama

Obtén información importante sobre lo que puedes esperar durante y después de una biopsia de mama

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Monica and the Melanoma Check

Black women can get melanoma, too. And they often have different symptoms than their fair-skinned counterparts.

Mónica y la examinación para detectar melanoma

Mónica y la examinación para detectar melanoma

Las mujeres de raza negra también pueden desarrollar melanoma. Y frecuentemente tienen síntomas diferentes a las de sus contrapartes de pieles claras.

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Freedom to Breathe: Disparities and COPD

Your socioeconomic status, racial background and even your sexual orientation can increase your risk of developing COPD. An expert explains why.

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Women and COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is affecting more and more women — and it hits them harder than men