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  • Why Is It Important To Donate Platelets?

    Blogs: Why Is It Important To Donate Platelets?

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    Blood platelet transfusions can save the lives of people with low platelet counts or malfunctioning platelets, says the American Red Cross. What Are Platelets? Platelets are tiny cells that flow through your blood. Their main job is to prevent and st...
    • November 20, 2024
  • Salud posparto

    Tu Salud: Salud posparto

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    Aunque los días y las semanas posteriores al parto suelen ser muy felices, también es un período de adaptación y recuperación para las madres. Mientras estableces un vínculo especial con tu bebé despu...
    • November 19, 2024
  • Pulmonía (o neumonía): Una infección pulmonar puede afectar la salud del corazón

    Medicare Español: Pulmonía (o neumonía): Una infección pulmonar puede afectar la salud del corazón

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    Cada año, casi un millón de personas en Estados Unidos son hospitalizadas por pulmonía. Además de dificultar la respiración, la infección causa estrés al corazón. El estrés añadido...
    • November 19, 2024
  • AIDS and HIV: Prevention and the Search for a Cure

    Blogs: AIDS and HIV: Prevention and the Search for a Cure

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    During the 1980s, AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) became an unwelcome part of our reality. The disease launched a global health epidemic when it was identified in 1981. Since then, AIDS has claimed more than 700,000 lives in the United Stat...
    • November 18, 2024
  • 8 Ways to Manage Your Holiday Eating

    Blogs: 8 Ways to Manage Your Holiday Eating

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    The holidays don’t have to be the season of overeating. There are ways to indulge without overdoing it. When you map out options ahead of time, you can make better choices in the moment. It’s a smart way to head into the eating danger zon...
    • November 18, 2024
  • 6 Easy Ways to Cut Calories During the Holidays

    Blogs: 6 Easy Ways to Cut Calories During the Holidays

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    We’re guessing the turkey won’t be the only thing that’s stuffed at this year's holiday dinner table. The holidays are notoriously tied to overeating. It’s understandable. With heaps of delicious, calorie-laden foods at your ...
    • November 18, 2024
  • Addiction: 5 Things You Should Know

    Blogs: Addiction: 5 Things You Should Know

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    Do you wonder what causes addiction? Do you wish you could help someone who struggles with alcohol or drug misuse? Here are five things to keep in mind. 1. Addiction can affect anyone. The most recent survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Hea...
    • November 15, 2024
  • Calendars Fill Quickly, Schedule Your Mammogram Early

    Blogs: Calendars Fill Quickly, Schedule Your Mammogram Early

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    Do you book your doctors’ appointments in advance?  A little planning now can help you keep up with important health checks that could save your life one day. Routine mammograms are one of those important checks. When breast cancer is fou...
    • November 14, 2024
  • Earn Rewards for Healthy Actions

    Blogs: Earn Rewards for Healthy Actions

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    Blue Cross Medicare AdvantageSM members can earn up to $100 in gift cards for Healthy Actions.* Whether it’s scheduling your annual wellness visit or getting your flu shot, now you can earn rewards while taking care of your health. Here are Hea...
    • November 14, 2024
  • ¿En qué consisten las mamografías 3D?

    Tu Cobertura: ¿En qué consisten las mamografías 3D?

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    Las mujeres tienen opciones para hacerse exámenes de detección de cáncer de mama.  La mejor práctica recomendada para la detección temprana es hacerse una mamografía tradicional cada uno o dos añ...
    • November 13, 2024
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    Is Your Child Struggling with Mental Health Issues?

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team August 30, 2024
    Children have a lot on their minds. They’re always learning new things and facing challenges they’ve never handled before. You know your child best. You can support them now and in the future by showing them ways to build good ment...
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    ¿Sabes cómo mantenerte a salvo de los estafadores?

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect August 30, 2024
    Los estafadores siempre buscan nuevas maneras de robar tu información personal y tu dinero. Por eso, es una buena idea desconfiar de los extraños para protegerte de las estafas. Probablemente, ya sabes que no debes abrir mensajes de tex...
    • 1213 Views
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    Have You Had Your Health Screenings This Year?

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team August 30, 2024
    Your annual wellness visit and health screenings play an important role in catching small health problems before they become big ones. Add your annual exam and health screenings to your to-do list to make sure they get done. If you still need so...
    • 2168 Views
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    Take Care of Yourself When You Take Care of Others

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team August 29, 2024
    Look around and you’re bound to see a lot of caregivers. In the U.S., one in three adults care for others. They may be caring for elderly parents, a sick spouse or disabled child. Being a caregiver can be stressful and demanding. It often lead.....
    • 1535 Views
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    Cómo un medicamento se convierte en genérico: mitos y verdades

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect August 28, 2024
    Tomar un medicamento genérico no es como comprar un jabón de una marca genérica de una tienda específica. Con el jabón, es posible que notes algunas diferencias. Por ejemplo, puede oler diferente y es posible que te...
    • 4005 Views
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    Soap vs. Sanitizer: Is There a Hands-Down Winner for Getting Clean?

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team August 27, 2024
    Germs. They’re everywhere you don’t want them to be. You can’t see them, but they’re waiting. Germs are lurking on the handrail of every stairway you use. The same handrail a woman gripped right after coughing into her hand. N...
    • 2531 Views
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    Reaching Out Can Make You Feel Better

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team August 26, 2024
    Loneliness hurts. People often feel isolated or wish they had more friends. Those feelings happen to people of all ages, even if they are busy and spend time around people. Studies show relationships are key for overall wellbeing. People ...
    • 1976 Views
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    ¿Vapear es tan malo para tu salud como fumar?

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect August 23, 2024
    Una de las peores cosas que puedes hacer por tus pulmones y tu salud en general es fumar. Pero muchos aún no saben que vapear también es peligroso. Aunque los expertos expresaron su preocupación desde el principio, no todos recib...
    • 1012 Views
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    ¿Es un resfriado, alergia o COVID-19?

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect August 22, 2024
    Si estás resfriado, estornudando, tosiendo o con dolor de garganta, puede ser difícil saber si son los síntomas de alergia, resfriado, gripe, COVID-19 o virus respiratorio sincitial (RSV, en inglés). Hasta que no sepas con...
    • 574 Views
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    COPD: When Lungs Break, the Heart Often Follows

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team August 22, 2024
    “To breathe is to live, and without breath there is no life.” The mantra is a basic tenet of yoga. Nothing is clearer for those who struggle to breathe. If you suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), every breath can be ...
    • 5775 Views
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    Your Doctor Helps Make Sure Your Services Are Covered

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team August 22, 2024
    Your doctors work closely with your health plan to ensure it covers the care they prescribe. As a smart health care consumer, it’s good to know about all the steps your care provider takes so you can get the most out of your health plan when yo....
    • 4816 Views
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    Ways to Fit In Fitness

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team August 21, 2024
    It isn’t hard to think up a reason to skip a workout. Many of us do it. If we find ourselves in a time crunch, exercise often gets the boot. Who has an extra hour to spend walking several miles, sweating in a gym or taking a yoga cl...
    • 4791 Views
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    Cuatro hispanos pioneros en la medicina que mejoraron nuestras vidas

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect August 20, 2024
    Fueron pioneros, tomadores de riesgos y médicos dedicados decididos a aportar algo mejor al mundo, algo que transcendía más allá de sus atributos personales. Durante el Mes de la Herencia Hispana (del 15 de septiembre al 1...
    • 2570 Views
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    Why Meningitis Travels Fast and How You Can Prevent It

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team August 19, 2024
    If you lived on campus during your college years, chances are your school required a meningitis vaccine. With good reason. The disease is common among children and young adults. Close contact in school classrooms, daycare centers and dorms are perfec...
    • 4255 Views
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    Compassionate Management: Nice Guys Finish First

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team August 16, 2024
    They are questions parents and managers often ask. Is it better to be nice so people like you? Or does tough-love get more results? Are people more responsive when you demand respect and hard work? Most people think it’s better to be tough. Aft....
    • 1880 Views
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