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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 ...
Apathy can be a symptom of mental health problems, Parkinson’s disease, or Alzheimer’s disease. It often lasts a long time. You may lack the desire to do anything that involves thinking or ...
Care or Sorge, a term in Heideggerian terminology. Cura (mythology) or Care, figure in ancient Roman Fabulae of Hyginus. Duty of care, a legal obligation in tort law. Ethics of care, a normative ethical theory. Theology of relational care, a theology of understanding how contemporary followers of Jesus can relate to others.
Preventive health refers to routine care you receive in order to maintain your health. It’s key to diagnosing medical conditions before they become a problem. Preventing serious diseases before ...
The ethics of care (alternatively care ethics or EoC) is a normative ethical theory that holds that moral action centers on interpersonal relationships and care or benevolence as a virtue. EoC is one of a cluster of normative ethical theories that were developed by some feminists and environmentalists since the 1980s. [1]
Skin care. Skin care or skincare is a range of practices that support skin integrity, enhance its appearance, and relieve skin conditions. They can include nutrition, avoidance of excessive sun exposure, and appropriate use of emollients. Practices that enhance appearance include the use of cosmetics, botulinum, exfoliation, fillers, laser ...
Palliative care is an option as soon as you receive a diagnosis of a serious, life-altering condition. Hospice care, on the other hand, isn’t available until a doctor evaluates a timeline for ...
Primary care is meant to be your main source for healthcare, one in which you have an ongoing partnership with your healthcare provider in the larger context of your community. Primary care is ...