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June 30, 2025/Infectious Disease

Coronavirus Tips: Prevention and Safety for Everyday Life

Covering your mouth when you cough and staying home when you’re sick are a couple ways to help keep yourself and others COVID-free

Woman in exam gown on gynecologic exam table, talking to healthcare provider
June 19, 2025/Sex & Relationships

Is HPV Permanent?

The virus often clears up on its own within two years, but it can also linger and can cause further complications

Children in a barn on a farm, standing and sitting on hay bales, petting an animal
June 13, 2025/Infectious Disease

Is the Hygiene Hypothesis True or False?

We don’t fully understand how cleanliness impacts immune system development, but we do know that preventing illness is important

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May 13, 2025/Infectious Disease

What To Know About Vitamin D and COVID-19

This vital nutrient supports your health, but its role in COVID-19 prevention and treatment isn’t proven

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Hands tucking pant legs into socks
May 8, 2025/Infectious Disease

How To Protect Yourself Against Tick Bites

Twice daily tick checks, the right bug sprays and long pants can help you prevent tick-borne diseases

Shingles outbreak on shoulders
April 23, 2025/Infectious Disease

Recurrent Shingles: How It Happens and Who’s at Risk

If you have a weakened immune system, your risk for getting shingles a second or third time increases

Vial of Tdap vaccine, with gauze pads
April 16, 2025/Infectious Disease

Time for a Tetanus Shot? When You Need One and Why

Tetanus is easy to prevent but tough to treat — vaccines are your best defense

Two men showing flu symptoms, as woman observes them suspiciously

What Is ‘Man Flu’?

You might feel like men exaggerate their symptoms when they’re sick — but research suggests the struggle might be real

Person coughing into their elbow, with hand on their chest
March 13, 2025/Infectious Disease

Cough Etiquette: How NOT To Get Other People Sick

Germs spread quickly and easily, so covering your face, washing your hands and avoiding close contact are key

A healthcare provider looking at an X-ray of lungs, with oversized lungs in background
March 12, 2025/Lung

What’s the Difference Between Bronchitis and Pneumonia?

Both are respiratory infections, but bronchitis affects your bronchial tubes, while pneumonia affects the air sacs in your lungs

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