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How Serious is Cirrhosis?
BCBSOK Connect Team
January 27, 2023
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma (BCBSOK) works closely with Loyola University School of Medicine to support research about cirrhosis of the liver. By doing so, we help doctors anticipate and treat the growing number of cases they now see...
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Pregnancy with Gestational Diabetes
BCBSOK Connect Team
January 25, 2023
Angela R. had her first child when she was 21. Fifteen years later, she learned she was expecting her second at the age of 36. While her first pregnancy went smoothly, a complication rose its head 25 weeks into her second. Gestational diabetes. &ldqu...
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Cancer and Pregnancy: 5 Things You Need to Know
BCBSOK Connect Team
January 20, 2023
Baby showers, gift registries, nursery decorations, baby names and routine doctor’s visits. They are all things women expecting a child focus on. It’s a time of excitement and planning for the future. Cancer is the last thing a ...
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What Does Your Thyroid Do?
BCBSOK Connect Team
January 20, 2023
Everyone is born with a thyroid. It’s the “butterfly-shaped” gland in the lower front part of your neck. It sits right below the Adam’s Apple. The thyroid gland makes two hormones – T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxin...
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Are You Prepared for Earthquakes?
BCBSOK Connect Team
January 18, 2023
How do you prepare for the unexpected? What do you do when something you hoped you’d never experience suddenly happens? While an earthquake can happen anywhere, there some parts of the United States that have a higher risk. People in Alaska, Ca....
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Detox Diets: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
BCBSOK Connect Team
January 17, 2023
You’ve likely heard about detox diets. They may be trendy, but there isn’t much proof that detox diets rid the body of toxins. How do detox diets work? Most include a period of fasting (not eating). Afterward, individuals follo...
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Women, Plan for a Year of Wellness
BCBSOK Connect Team
January 17, 2023
Is getting organized on your list of to-dos? What about healthy living? Why not combine the two? Use a calendar or scheduling app to plan your health and wellness appointments right now. Preventive care is an important part of living a long, healthy...
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Fall and Wintertime Skin Care: How to Prevent and Treat Dry Skin
BCBSOK Connect Team
January 17, 2023
The leaves are falling, the holidays are just around the corner. So is something else. Itchy skin. Yep, as the seasons change, so does your skin. The skin routine you use in the summer may not work so well in the fall and winter when humidity dr...
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Why Meningitis Travels Fast and How You Can Prevent It
BCBSOK Connect Team
January 16, 2023
If you lived on campus during your college years, chances are your school required a meningitis vaccine. With good reason. The disease is common among children and young adults. Close contact in school classrooms, daycare centers and dorms are perfec...
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The Benefits of Being Bilingual
BCBSOK Connect Team
January 16, 2023
Nearly 60 million people in the United States speak more than one language. That means a growing number of children are growing up in bilingual households. Christina R. was one of them. Early on she knew she used different languages to speak with...
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Memory Loss, When to Seek Help
BCBSOK Connect Team
January 15, 2023
Most adults experience some form of memory loss as they age. You might misplace your keys or forget an appointment. These kinds of memory lapses don’t need to signal alarm. Alzheimer’s disease is different. A form of dementia (memor...
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Kids and Sports Concussions: Things to Know
BCBSOK Connect Team
January 14, 2023
We all know that a concussion can be serious, but many of us don’t know its symptoms. Do you know what to do if your child gets one? Young children, teenagers and young adults have a higher risk because their brains are still developing. ...
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Wellness ‘U’: Tips for Cutting Down on Binge Drinking
BCBSOK Connect Team
January 12, 2023
College is all about studying until your brain hurts, figuring out your future, making life-long friends – and drinking? Drinking alcohol has become one of the most popular ways college students unwind. In fact, almost 54% of college students a....
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Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes
BCBSOK Connect Team
January 10, 2023
Over the last decade, new cases of Type 2 diabetes have decreased – except in one important age group. Among people younger than 20 years old, Type 2 diabetes has risen significantly. All told, more than 37 million Americans have diabetes. The ....
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Avoid the Burn: Freezer Hacks to Keep it Colder Longer
BCBSOK Connect Team
January 8, 2023
Have you ever been so hungry you thought about chipping a bag of tater tots out of the freezer? You know, the bag that’s been there since before the last ice age? What would happen if you did eat them? Probably nothing. They might taste l...
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