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Winter viruses
While a cold, flu, or COVID-19 can strike at any time, you’re more likely to pick up a virus in...
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Hypothermia and frostbite: Easier to develop than you might think
What is hypothermia? Cold temperatures can cause hypothermia, which occurs when your body temperature drops below 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees...
Cold-Weather Wellness, Hypothermia![ClinicalTrials.gov beta site is now available](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/clinicalTrials980.jpg)
Find clinical studies on the updated ClinicalTrials.gov
Interested in learning about clinical trials? Want to find research that’s happening on a specific health topic? On ClinicalTrials.gov...
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Getting help for mental health
About one in five Americans live with a mental health condition. If you or someone you know is struggling, it’s...
Mental Health![In this online video, NIH Dr. Krystal M. Lewis explains how stress works in the brain.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/guidedVisualization980x587.jpg)
Chill out with the NIH
A guided video visualization to help you relax Even the most seemingly relaxed people deal with stress on a daily...
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Gene therapies are a promising path to treating rare diseases
Researching and developing new treatments for rare diseases is time consuming, complex, and often expensive. Most rare diseases (almost 80%) are...
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Heart attacks
A heart attack occurs when the flow of oxygenated blood suddenly becomes blocked, and a section of the heart can’t...
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Physical exercise
When you hear the word “exercise” you might think about lifting weights or hitting the treadmill to try to lose...
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When there’s research, there’s hope
The first sign Meredith Winchell noticed was trouble breathing. At the time, she worked as an analyst at NIH. First,...
Rare Diseases![Telehealth makes it easier for some people with rare diseases to access medical care.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/rareDiseasesCovidImpact980x587.jpg)
COVID-19 makes living with a rare disease even harder
Ongoing uncertainty, being alone, and not being able to get treatment. In many ways, the widespread challenges the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Breathing like everyone else
Dara Torres’ remarkable swimming career has inspired generations of Americans. She broke her first world record at age 14 and went...
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Virtual Rare Disease Day at NIH 2022
In the United States, diseases that each affect less than 200,000 people are called “rare diseases.” There are about 7,000 – 10,000...
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New decision-support tool for COVID-19 testing can help you get back to your life, safely
Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s still so much uncertainty about how to live with this virus. We have...
COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing