The terms behavioral health and mental health are often used interchangeably, and they are closely related, but there are differences. They each have different implications and treatments, so it’s important...
ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is fairly prevalent, with just over 11% of children age 3 to 17 in the U.S. having been diagnosed at some point. If you think that...
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 38.4 million people of all ages in the U.S. had diabetes in 2021, which is 11.6% of the U.S. population....
Asthma is commonly thought to be a childhood disease, but people can develop asthma at any age. In fact, nearly 23 million adults in the United States have asthma, so...
Even though we all know we need exercise, getting to the gym is a tall order when life is busy. Fortunately, you can do some simple things to fit exercise...
Several studies have confirmed what many women already know—men don’t seek medical care as often as women do, even when pregnancy related visits are excluded from the data. This avoidance...
The mind-body connection refers to how thoughts and emotions affect the body, and vice versa—how the state of one’s body affects the mind. This concept has been theorized for centuries,...
About 1 in 6 Americans suffer from migraine headaches. For some people, they are debilitating, with severe pain and other symptoms that occur frequently, preventing them from functioning normally. Migraines...
Unfortunately, when it comes to health, particular health challenges exist for minority groups despite the efforts of the government and non-profit organizations to create health equity. This is due to...
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 38.4 million people of all ages in the U.S. had diabetes in 2021, which is 11.6% of the U.S. population....
