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Awareness, prevention, education, and family – the four goals of Men’s Health Month

  This June marks the 20th anniversary of Men’s Health Month, first created by the U.S. Congress and a few other organizations in 1994. Men’s Health Month is all about heightening awareness of preventable health problems and encouraging early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.1 This year, the campaign has four goals: awareness, […]

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PatientsLikeMe Out of the Office: Priya Raja talks about cervical cancer awareness

Hi there everyone, my name is Priya and I work as a research assistant on the Health Data Integrity Team at PatientsLikeMe!  Given that it’s cervical cancer awareness month, I wanted to share with you all a global perspective on why screening can be so important. While a Pap smear is something that most women

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It’s World Kidney Day. How Are Your Kidneys?

Today is World Kidney Day, a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF). Since 2006, World Kidney Day has been raising awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health.  For example, did you know that it’s our kidneys’ job to remove toxins

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