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Holiday Harmony: Simple Strategies to Manage Holiday Stress

Brienne Wapenyi, LICSW
December 13, 2024
The holiday season can be a time for celebration and connection, but for some, it can usher in a new wave of stressors. Between shopping, hosting, traveling, traditions, and a myriad of other commitments, it can be easy to...
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Fever and Body Temperature

Brown Health Medical Group Primary Care
December 8, 2022

With the cold and flu season upon us, what better time to talk about temperature and that rise in body temperature known as fever. What causes a fever? The most common cause of fever in both adults and children are infections...

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Snowblower Safety: Preventing Winter Injuries

Lynne Benavides, OTR/L, CHT
December 11, 2025
Snowblowers are useful machines, especially during the harsh winter months when snow piles up quickly, covering driveways, sidewalks, and paths. However, while these machines make snow removal much easier, they can also pose...
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Understanding the Different Types of ADHD: What Parents Should Know

Brian Coyne Kavanaugh, PsyD
December 2, 2025
If your child has trouble focusing, sitting still, or controlling impulses, you may wonder whether it could be attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, or what kind of ADHD it might be. The truth is, ADHD isn’t one...
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Pancreatic Cancer: Symptoms, Treatment and Research

Alexander G. Raufi, MD
February 2, 2024

Pancreatic cancer is relatively uncommon–it affects 12 out of every 100,000 people in the United States. Unfortunately...

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Meal Planning 101: How to Eat Healthy and Save Time and Money

Kellie Armstrong, MSN, RN, FASMBS-IH, CBN
February 1, 2024

Does the question "What’s for dinner?" bring on anxiety? Are you coming home from work in the evening, opening your...

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Common Pickleball Injuries and How to Avoid Them

Michael Staebler, MD
January 30, 2024

Pickleball is a huge craze. In fact, it is often described as America’s fastest growing sport. It is estimated there are...

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Understanding Strep Throat, its Symptoms and Treatment

Olivier Gherardi, DO
January 25, 2024

Strep throat is a painful bacterial infection that affects the throat and tonsils. It is more common in children, but...

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Why Habits Can Be a Good Thing

Brown University Health Blog Team
January 23, 2024

We all have habits. They are part of our daily lives. A habit is a repeated action that becomes an automatic behavior...

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Lung Cancer and Advances in Treatment, Surgery and Screening to Save Lives

Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD, Christopher G. Azzoli, MD and Hina Khan, MD
January 19, 2024

Lung cancer will be diagnosed in nearly 235,000 Americans in 2024, according to estimates from the American Cancer...

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Dr. Google and Online Symptom Checkers

Olivier Gherardi, DO
September 14, 2024

Calling Dr. Google! Looking up your symptoms online can be helpful when in search of a diagnosis, but it can also be...

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COVID-19 Habits We Should Keep After the Pandemic

Brown University Health Blog Team
May 11, 2023

There is plenty we would all like to forget about the coronavirus pandemic. The masks, social distancing, time away from...

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WFH Burn Out

7 Ways to Prevent Work From Home Burnout

Brown University Health Blog Team
August 20, 2020

COVID-19 has brought major changes to our daily lives, with one of the biggest being the immediate shift to working from...

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Flexitarian and Other Variations of a Vegetarian Diet

Brown University Health Blog Team
December 16, 2021

A vegetarian is someone who does not eat meat and follows a plant-based diet. There are many variations to a vegetarian...

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5K Training Guide and How To Get Ready in 6 Weeks

Brown University Health Blog Team
September 25, 2019

Thinking about signing up for a 5K this fall? This six week training guide can help you cross the finish line without...

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