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Health and Wellness
What is Red Light Therapy?
Health and Wellness
Are There Health Benefits to Using a Sauna?
Prevention
Can Shingles Increase Dementia Risk?
Prevention
What is Acute Chest Syndrome?
Community
Strong Foundations to Bold Action: 2024 Healthy Safety Net Symposium Highlights Ongoing Need to Bolster Services for Michigan’s Marginalized Populations
Prevention
Do I Have a Ragweed Allergy?
Mental Health
Muskegon Man Finds 'Purpose’ as Suicide Prevention Facilitator Following Suicide Attempt
Health and Wellness
When to Seek Crisis Care Services: BCBSM Medical Director of Behavioral Health Breaks Down Different Options
Community
“It Changed My Life:” Patients Supported by BCBSM’s Strengthening the Safety Net Program Discuss the Crucial Impact of Free Clinics
Health and Wellness
Best Diet for Gastroparesis
Prevention
Coffective Expands Warm Referral Network, Provides Crucial Maternal Support with Help from BCBSM Foundation
Health and Wellness
Can I Use Sunscreen If I Have Acne?
Health and Wellness
Six Sunglass Shopping Tips to Eye Before You Buy
Prevention
Mineral vs. Chemical Sunscreen
Health and Wellness
Tongue-Tie in Infants: How it Affects Feeding and When to Get Surgery
Health and Wellness
Teen HYPE Amplifies the Voices of Black Youth in Detroit Through Innovative Mental Health Programming
Health and Wellness
How to Stop Breastfeeding
Health and Wellness
Sleep Series: Should I Be Using a Pillow?
Prevention
BCBSM Foundation Helps Lighthouse Hire Full-Time Counselor to Address ‘Hidden Population’ of Oakland County Runaway Youth, Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Health and Wellness
Clarkston Teen Shows Courage in the Face of Rare Ewing Sarcoma Diagnosis 
Health and Wellness
Because of His Love Outreach’s Maternal and Paternal Support Groups Equip Detroit-Area Parents, Couples with Crucial Mental Health Tools and Tips 
Health and Wellness
Is Six Hours of Sleep Enough?
Physical Health
Can Your Eyes Get Sunburned?
Health and Wellness
Is Spicy Food Good for You?
Inclusion & Diversity
What is Culturally Congruent Mental Health Care?
Prevention
Can Bacteria in Your Reusable Water Bottle Make You Sick?
Prevention
‘It’s a Life Changing Event:’ Mission of Mercy Mobile Dental Clinic Provides Free Dental Services to the Underserved and Uninsured
Health and Wellness
Affirmations, AYA Youth Collective Receive BCBSM Foundation Funds to Provide Wraparound Services to At-Risk Youth, Members of the LGBTQ+ Community
Health and Wellness
Is Mouth Taping for Sleep Helpful or Harmful? 
Community
Ypsilanti's New West Willow Neighborhood Association Launches Breakthrough Intergenerational Programs That Lead to Renovation of West Willow Park
Health and Wellness
5 Ways to Create a Healthier Relationship with Your Phone
Prevention
Birmingham Man Spreads Men’s Health Month Message of Hope After Overcoming Two Bouts of Stage IV Cancer 30 Years Apart
Community
Older Gay Adult Credits Detroit Hannan Center’s Inclusive Mental Health Services, Intergenerational Community Programs with Helping Him Through Personal Struggles
Prevention
5 Healthy Habits to Start During Men’s Health Month
Health and Wellness
June is Men’s Health Month: What Can I Do?
Prevention
Port Huron Odyssey House Expands Substance Use Treatment Services for Pregnant and Postpartum Women with Help from the BCBSM Foundation
Community
Resources Aimed at Increasing Physical Activity, Addressing Mental Health Are Available Through 2024 Building Healthy Communities Program
Health and Wellness
10 Questions Seniors Should Ask Their Doctors
Inclusion & Diversity
Understanding Health Disparities Among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Coverage
GLP-1 for Weight Loss: Study Shows Most Patients Drop Out of Treatment Plan Before Achieving Real Weight Loss Results
Prevention
Age Happens: Here’s What You Can Start Doing Today to Improve Your Health for the Future
Health and Wellness
What is a Sleep Divorce?
Mental Health
Why Misusing the Word ‘Triggered’ Can Be Harmful
Community
2024 Downtown Detroit Grand Prix Guide: Everything You Need to Know
Health and Wellness
Understanding the Dangers of Self-Diagnosing Your Mental Health
Health and Wellness
What are the Differences Between Borderline Personality Disorder and Bipolar Disorder?
Health and Wellness
Leader Dogs for the Blind Teaches the Visually Impaired to Travel Safely and Independently at No Cost
Health and Wellness
Mental Health Awareness Month: What Can I Do?
Prevention
BCBSM Foundation awards $116,000 to Michigan Organizations Promoting Child Wellbeing and Preventing Abuse and Neglect Before it Happens
Community
‘I Like to be the Person That I Needed:’ YWCA Kalamazoo’s Community Health Worker Helps Reduce Black Maternal Health Disparities Through Resource Hub Project 
Coverage
Tips to Manage High Blood Pressure or Hypertension
Community
Bringing the Draft to Balduck: BCBSM, Detroit Football Legends Host Free Football Camp for Kids in Eastside Detroit
Prevention
Can Stress Cause Problems with My Gut?
Health and Wellness
Does the “Sleepy Girl Mocktail” Work?
Health and Wellness
Liver Function and Its Connection to Hormone Regulation
Coverage
‘It Was Lifechanging for Me:’ Blue Cross Coordinated Care℠ Program
Community
Parenting a Child with Autism: Finding Beauty & Defying Odds
Senior woman having headache and sinusitis, sitting in her living room
Health and Wellness
Sleeping Better with Allergies and Sinusitis
Community
University of Michigan Peer-Delivered Oral Health Intervention Educates and Facilitate Dental Care to People with Psychiatric Disabilities
Prevention
How to Safely Watch the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse 
Health and Wellness
Structural Inequities Contribute to Minority Health Risks
Community
‘This is His Favorite Place to Be:” Miracle League Makes Unforgettable Memories for Lake Orion Child with Special Needs and His Family
Prevention
April is an Opportunity to Become More Educated and Aware of Minority Health Month
A concerned Black woman reads a document.
Coverage
What is Health Care Fraud?
Is Colorectal Cancer Hereditary?
Health and Wellness
Is Colorectal Cancer Hereditary? 
Prevention
Chronic Kidney Disease Signs, Symptoms, Risk Factors and Tests
Prevention
Syphilis Cases in Michigan Are Surging. Here’s Why.
Female stepping onto an ominous looking scale
Health and Wellness
What is Visceral Fat?
Prevention
When and Why You Should Get a Colonoscopy
Prevention
Understanding Medical Tests for Kidney Disease
Health and Wellness
The Effects of Drugs and Alcohol on the Teenage Brain
Health and Wellness
What are the Signs and Symptoms of Alcohol Use Disorder?
How Too Much Sitting and Inactivity Impacts Mental Health 
Health and Wellness
How Too Much Sitting and Inactivity Impacts Mental Health 
Prevention
Rochester Hills Cancer Survivor Discovers the Importance of Family Health History Knowledge
Health and Wellness
Do You Need to Book a Sleep Vacation?
Prevention
Best Practices for Measuring Blood Pressure at Home
Prevention
Health Screenings You Need in Your 60s 
Community
Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative Teams with BCBSM Foundation to Improve Colorectal Cancer Surgery Outcomes Statewide 
Health and Wellness
Is Gen Z Internet Slang Helping or Hurting Mental Health Issues?
Health and Wellness
What is Body Dysmorphia?
Health and Wellness
What is the DASH Diet?
Prevention
Health Screenings You Need in Your 50s
Prevention
‘She Has Taught Me So Much:’ Michigan Mom Embraces Challenges of Parenting a Child Born with Severe Congenital Heart Defect
Health and Wellness
What is Night Eating Syndrome?
Prevention
EKG Tests: How to Prepare and What to Know
Health and Wellness
Are There Benefits to Eating Protein Before Bed?
Prevention
Health Screenings You Need in Your 40s
Community
Groundbreaking Rx Kids Cash Transfer Program in Flint Could Improve Health Outcomes for Generations of Children
Prevention
Health Screenings You Need in Your 30s
Coverage
How to Maximize the Benefits in Your Health Insurance Plan
Prevention
Is Cervical Cancer Hereditary?
Health and Wellness
Health Screenings You Need in Your 20s
Is there a Connection Between Spine Health and Thyroid Function?
Health and Wellness
Is there a Connection Between Spine Health and Thyroid Function?  
Health and Wellness
What is the Vagus Nerve?
Health and Wellness
5 Food and Medication Combinations I’d Avoid
Health and Wellness
How Often Can I Donate Blood?
Coverage
No-Cost Appointments Included in Your Health Plan
Health and Wellness
The Benefits of Sleeping in a Dark Room
Community
"Our Youth Are Our Future:" BCBSM Foundation, Funding Partners Invest Nearly $1M in Michigan Youth Mental Health Programs in 2023
Prevention
5 Bowel Issues I'd Never Ignore
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