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2. Health care - Wikipedia

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   Health care, or healthcare, is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health professionals and allied health fields. Medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, midwifery, nursing, optometry ...

3. What Is Primary Care? Healthcare Services, Procedures, Doctors

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   Primary care providers are trained to prevent, diagnose, and treat conditions you may have across your whole life span. Primary care includes preventive services like diabetes and cancer ...

4. Preventive Health: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

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   Preventive care for adults involves screening for chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease, as well as immunizations against serious illnesses like the flu and COVID-19. It also involves ...

5. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Wikipedia

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   The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA or the Kennedy – Kassebaum Act [1] [2]) is a United States Act of Congress enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996. [3] It aimed to alter the transfer of healthcare information, stipulated the guidelines ...

6. How Telehealth Is Making Healthcare More Inclusive

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   At the moment, virtual care open to the company’s members — so far just those in NYC and LA — provides primary care, mental health, and OB-GYN services. Witte said the benefit of this ...

7. Health psychology - Wikipedia

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   Health psychology is the study of psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare. [1] The discipline is concerned with understanding how psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors contribute to physical health and illness. Psychological factors can affect health directly.

8. What to Know About Patient Portals - WebMD

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   A patient portal is a secure website set up by a health care system, hospital, or clinic. The tools (or features) vary, depending on the portal. Patient portals can help you access medical records ...

9. Mental Health Basics: Types of Mental Illness, Diagnosis ...

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   Mental health is a vital concern for healthcare professionals. Most people know the signs and symptoms of physical illnesses, like a heart attack or stroke. ... American Psychological Association ...