They say what you don’t know can’t hurt you. We all know that isn’t true. They also say a lot of untrue things about heart disease. Those myths can definitely…
Cervical cancer screenings (aka Pap tests or Pap smears) aren’t the most comfortable thing to talk about. (And frankly, the screenings themselves are sometimes a little uncomfortable, too.) But for…
Vaping is a term used to describe the act of inhaling the vapors from an electronic or e-cigarette. E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that heat a liquid into a vapor that…
Before the pandemic, the breast cancer screening rate had been steadily rising. In 2020 when the pandemic was at its peak, however, the rate dropped sharply. It’s estimated that that…
Señoras y señoritas (o cualquier persona con cuello uterino, sin importar cómo se identifique): Necesito preguntarles algo personal. Puede ser un poco incómodo, ¡pero no lo haría si no fuera…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children five to 11 years old. This is a fantastic development and…
My name is Jimmy Curran. I’m an author, public speaker, and researcher. For nearly ten years, I’ve been working full-time for Independence Blue Cross (Independence) as a senior competitive research…
Recently, I went to my first fairly large social gathering in more than a year. I was fully vaccinated and the event was outdoors. I asked my trusted friends at…