Health Topics

The mini facelift, also referred to as a week­end facelift, quick lift and for­mer­ly known as lifestyle lift pro­vides a solu­tion to the changes you see in your face as you age. It can help reduce vis­i­ble signs of aging, by tight­en­ing and firm­ing the cheeks, jaw­line and neck. The mini facelift is one of the most pop­u­lar types of facial reju­ve­na­tion pro­ce­dures per­formed today. The mini facelift’s rise in pop­u­lar­i­ty is like­ly due to its abil­i­ty to address the first signs of aging and sag­ging skin, and avoids the down­time of a more exten­sive facelift surgery.

Did you know that women are six times more like­ly to expe­ri­ence irri­ta­ble bow­el syn­drome (IBS), a dis­or­der char­ac­ter­ized by symp­toms includ­ing stom­ach pain, gas, bloat­ing and diar­rhea or con­sti­pa­tion, than men? Learn about the dif­fer­ent fac­tors that put women at a high­er risk for cer­tain gut conditions.

Dis­cov­er the health ben­e­fits and risks of sauna baths and cold plunges. Learn how these prac­tices can improve mus­cle recov­ery, mood, heart health, and more — but also come with poten­tial dan­gers like cold shock and heart complications.

Dis­cov­er the health ben­e­fits and risks of sauna baths and cold plunges. Learn how these prac­tices can improve mus­cle recov­ery, mood, heart health, and more — but also come with poten­tial dan­gers like cold shock and heart complications.

Curi­ous about pre­bi­ot­ic sodas? Dis­cov­er how these gut-friend­ly, low-calo­rie drinks com­pare to tra­di­tion­al sodas and whether they’re enough to boost your gut health. Learn more about dai­ly pre­bi­ot­ic needs and healthy bev­er­age alternatives!

Accord­ing to the Cen­ter for Dis­ease Con­trol and Pre­ven­tion (CDC), approx­i­mate­ly eight to ten per­cent of the Unit­ed States pop­u­la­tion will become sick with an influen­za (flu) virus each year. Addi­tion­al­ly, the aver­age Amer­i­can will catch between two to three colds per year. A cold and the flu are both caused by viral infec­tions and pro­duce a vari­ety of unpleas­ant symp­toms. Colds often are accom­pa­nied by nasal con­ges­tion and/​or a run­ny nose, sneez­ing, cough­ing and a sore throat. Flu virus­es can cause sim­i­lar symp­toms as well as fatigue, fever, head and body aches, and for some, diar­rhea and vom­it­ing. While there is no cure for either ill­ness, sev­er­al over-the-counter med­ica­tions and home reme­dies may offer symp­tom relief.

Accord­ing to the Cen­ter for Dis­ease Con­trol and Pre­ven­tion (CDC), approx­i­mate­ly eight to ten per­cent of the Unit­ed States pop­u­la­tion will become sick with an influen­za (flu) virus each year. Addi­tion­al­ly, the aver­age Amer­i­can will catch between two to three colds per year. A cold and the flu are both caused by viral infec­tions and pro­duce a vari­ety of unpleas­ant symp­toms. Colds often are accom­pa­nied by nasal con­ges­tion and/​or a run­ny nose, sneez­ing, cough­ing and a sore throat. Flu virus­es can cause sim­i­lar symp­toms as well as fatigue, fever, head and body aches, and for some, diar­rhea and vom­it­ing. While there is no cure for either ill­ness, sev­er­al over-the-counter med­ica­tions and home reme­dies may offer symp­tom relief.

When you’re sick, one of the first ques­tions you may ask your­self is, ​“Is it a cold, flu, or COVID-19?” Here are some ways you can differentiate.

You have a sore throat. Is it strep throat or a virus? Learn about the dif­fer­ences, and about the types of infec­tions that can cause a sore throat.

You and your kids may not need to go cold turkey on social media, but set­ting bound­aries and fol­low­ing a few prac­ti­cal tips to care for your men­tal well-being in our always-on world can help each of us feel less over­whelmed and regain some con­trol of our men­tal health.

As sum­mer ends and a new school year begins, stu­dents face piv­otal tran­si­tions. Embrace these changes by stay­ing orga­nized, estab­lish­ing rou­tines, and pri­or­i­tiz­ing men­tal and phys­i­cal well-being to ensure a smooth and suc­cess­ful adjustment.

Men­tal health providers diag­nose and treat men­tal health con­di­tions. Learn about the dif­fer­ent kinds of providers.

A pri­ma­ry care physi­cian should play a big role in your health and care. Here are 7 roles a PCP fills — and why you should have one.

This Men’s Health Month, take our quiz to see how healthy your lifestyle is — and where you can make changes for a health­i­er you. 

A skin­care rou­tine doesn’t have to be com­pli­cat­ed. If you or a man in your life is strug­gling with their skin, use these tips for a bet­ter skin­care routine.