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New law allows college students to retain health insurance coverage under their parents' plan in the event of a serious health condition.

You need to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day RIGHT? This has been the prevailing wisdom for years, but does it still hold today?

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About 1 in 2 pregnancies in America are unplanned. Ideally, a woman who is surprised by an unplanned pregnancy is in good preconception heal...

Increase public awareness of the importance of preconception health behaviors and preconception care services by using information and tools...

As a part of primary care visits, provide risk assessment and educational and health promotion counseling to all women of childbearing age t...

In the U.S., vaccination programs have eliminated or significantly reduced many vaccine-preventable diseases.

Children need immunizations (shots) to protect them from dangerous childhood diseases.