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Adult Hearing Health Care
… hearing loss. Find helpful information on age-related hearing loss and where to turn for help. Get details about hearing aids and assistive devices. Learn how to prevent noise-induced hearing …
Science Education: Technology
… improving them. Topics include tissue engineering, biomaterials, sensors, and more. You can get an app to discover how medical scans work. Another can take you inside a surgery room of the …
Jane the Brain
… And she has tips to help kids cope with these emotions. Watch these brief videos and get other mental health educational resources for students and educators. …
Vaccines.gov
… help find vaccines near you. Use the search tool to find sites nearby or call 1-800-232-0233. Getting vaccinated is one of the best ways to protect yourself and your family. …
Brain Basics
… Simple and straight-forward videos give you the basics of brain biology. Get an overview of how the brain works and how mental illness is linked to brain function. Learn …
Mental Health Information
… Find out how often mental health conditions occur, what the treatment options are, and how to get help for yourself or someone you know. …
Genomics Educational Resources
… Discover the world of genomics with this NIH resource. Teachers, students, and others can get fact sheets, infographics, and other educational tools. …
Cancer Care Widens Its Reach
… conditions before you have symptoms. Carrasquillo and his team are studying different ways to get cervical cancer screenings to women who can’t afford or access them. This screening is often … the doctor’s office. That can be hard for women who don’t have health insurance or who can’t get time off work, Carrasquillo says. Now, there are kits that allow you to do this screening at … to see inside your colon.] can be used to screen for colorectal cancer. But, like a Pap smear, getting a colonoscopy requires a trip to the doctor. The test can also be expensive. “Many people …
Delivering Safer Pregnancies
… have been rising in the U.S. in recent years. Knowing the symptoms to look out for and getting care quickly can help keep both mothers and their babies safe. … Warning Signs … The body … pregnancy and childbirth. Poverty and lack of health insurance can also affect whether people get the care they need. In part because of factors like these, Black women and American … women in the U.S to die from blood-pressure problems related to pregnancy. Study participants get in-home training in how to measure and manage their blood pressure. The study will show if …
Blood Clots Explained
… flows continuously through the body, carrying oxygen and nutrients to your cells. But if you get a scrape or cut, some of this flowing liquid quickly turns to a protective clot. Clots are … They help prevent blood loss when the skin breaks open. They also help stop infections from getting inside the body. But when clotting happens inside a blood vessel, it can be dangerous. Clots can form on the blood vessel walls to help them heal if they get damaged. Afterward, the clots usually dissolve. But sometimes a clot doesn’t get broken down …
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