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Rub a little spice into your life!

Go ahead. Be brave. Move beyond salt and pepper, and explore adding different spices to the foods you eat. Spices not only taste good, they enhance flavor without adding calories,…

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An 8,000-mile journey to change lives

As HIV, antibiotic-resistant infections and other global health epidemics continue to mount fears, the demand grows for infectious disease physicians like Makhawadee Pongruangporn, M.D. However, amid local and international health…

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The joy and pain of two blue lines

“You’re never going to believe this. I guess we just tested too early.” Those were the words I said to my husband (through tears of joy) when I called to…

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Teen takes health into his own hands

When Sam Rickert looked in the mirror, he didn’t like what he saw: an unfit, overweight young man. He decided to make a change after noticing that fit people maintain…

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F.A.S.T. thinking saves man having stroke

On a cold February morning, Bob Steuart was beginning his work day, leaving his Brandenburg, Kentucky, home for his job as a tax preparer. He never made it out of…

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The view from the top of the ladder

Jennifer Elmore’s résumé reads like the health care classified ads. “I had the medical calling,” said Elmore, a nurse practitioner with Norton OB/GYN Associates. “It just took me a little…

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Would-be zookeeper thrives in hospital

Growing up, 25-year-old Leslie Delk loved animals and science. She dreamed of becoming a zookeeper. After earning a biology degree and working in veterinary medicine, she realized animal care opportunities…

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My story is still being written.

Since I was invited to share my story, those words have been swimming around in my mind. My story. I blogged my days during cancer treatment. I did that to…

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Kids with asthma: The silent warriors

One. Two. My son follows my count, breathing through each syllable and the moment slowly passes. Three. Four. Five. These 5-second moments are routine in our house. His heart rate…

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Movie rehashes autism & vaccine debate

Robert De Niro has been in the news lately for a film he has a personal connection to, “Vaxxed,” which was pulled in April from the Tribeca Film Festival, which…

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A Derby without bourbon?

Who says the traditional Derby mint julep or Oaks lily cocktail has to contain alcohol? The Get Healthy team has mixed up a couple of alcohol-free, lower-calorie concoctions and shared…

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A stroke of fate

During her road to recovery from knee replacement surgery, it never entered Phyllis Atzinger’s mind that she could have a stroke. But she did, and thanks to her husband knowing…

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