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Jackie Holfelder

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School-based healthcare has far-reaching impacts for students

Who knew the school nurse was so important? Research has shown that school-based health centers improve utilization of ...

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Heart failure deaths on rise – but new treatments are available

Heart failure is a big deal. Johns Hopkins University reports that It’s the most common diagnosis in hospitalized ...

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Clear verdict: Being overly judgmental is no road to happiness

You’re not a bad person if you have a lot of critical thoughts, but you’ll probably be a ...

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To lower high blood sugar, exercise is as important as proper diet

Poor diet has long been recognized as a major cause of high blood sugar and diabetes, but experts ...

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Eating disorder patients not just teens and young women

The National Alliance for Eating Disorders says it’s time to dispel a harmful myth. Popular culture and faulty ...

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Normal pressure hydrocephalus: Hard-to-diagnose life changer

Fans of America’s favorite “Piano Man,” Billy Joel, were saddened to learn that his career has been put ...

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Straight talk: Why nothing good comes from bad posture

Who among us didn’t have a parent who admonished us to stand up straight? Well, mom and dad ...

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6 reasons why you’re probably having trouble losing weight

There aren’t many more frustrating things than eating a healthy diet and working out but not losing weight. ...

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Talking sense: How ‘the silent treatment’ hurts relationships

If you’re like most people, you’ve probably heard the saying “silence is golden.” But when it comes to ...

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Wait just a minute: How to stress less about your to-do list

If you could relive one day of your life, what would it be? If you’re anything like the ...

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Why are women in the U.S. now living 6 years longer than men?

Although women have historically lived longer than men in nearly every place in the world, in recent years ...

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Sleep and Alzheimer’s risk: How much is too much, or too little?

Remember how “Goldilocks” rejected Papa Bear’s bed because it was too hard, Mama Bear’s bed because it was ...