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The average waiting time to receive a donated kidney is 3 to 5 years. But you can help a friend, family member or even someone you don’t know receive a kidney in just months. Find out more about living kidney donation and what you can do to help.

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Patient having an in-person appointment with Dr. Shenoy

Now more than ever, it’s important to stay healthy. That means keeping up with preventive care and addressing any symptoms or conditions that may have come up over the past few months. Dr. Savoy explains why you should continue seeking care.

Advanced heart failure makes it hard to live an active life. Dr. Hamad explains how living with a ventricular assist device changes your daily routine so that doing things you love becomes possible again.

When you’re not a doctor, spotting a stroke can sometimes be difficult. Dr. Paul Katz provides insights on what to look for and what to do if someone you know is having a stroke.

Heart attack symptoms in men vs women infographic

Men and women are both at risk for a heart attack. But signs of a heart attack in women are often different. Dr. Daniel Edmundowicz explains the symptoms women need to know and not ignore.

Woman sitting on bed with her oxygen equipment

Setting up home oxygen can feel overwhelming. These tips and practical advice will help you get comfortable using and maintaining your oxygen equipment at home.

Word cloud with ways to calm anxiety if you have COPD

If you have COPD, not being able to breathe can make you feel anxious. Clinical Psychologist Nancy Ciccolella shares her expertise and provides helpful at-home suggestions to manage those feelings.

Often times, bloating goes away on its own. But if it lingers, Dr. Frank Friedenberg offers 5 common reasons why and how you can relieve the discomfort of bloating at home.

Burn injury can have a traumatic effect on every aspect of your life, including your emotional well-being. Learn about the devastating impact of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after burn injury, and what you can do to get your life back.

A fad diet is popular for a time and often promises unreasonably fast weight loss or health improvements

Want to finally lose that weight and keep it off? Registered Dietitian Maria Mercedes Villar shares myths and facts about some of the most popular fad diets, and provides tips on how you should approach weight loss.

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Living Kidney Donation: What You Need to Know

Why It’s Important to See Your Doctor

Living With a VAD: How Your Daily Routine Changes

4 Ways to Recognize Stroke Symptoms

Heart Attack Symptoms: Are They Different for Men and Women?

7 Tips for Living Comfortably with Oxygen at Home

How to Cope with COPD and Anxiety

5 Common Causes of Bloating and How to Relieve the Discomfort at Home

PTSD in Burn Injury Survivors

Fad Diets: Myths vs. Facts