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  • How to Prevent a Heart Attack

    Blogs: How to Prevent a Heart Attack

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    The best way to survive a heart attack is to never have one. How can you prevent becoming one of the millions of Americans who suffer a heart attack? There is actually a lot you can do to protect your heart. Knowing the risks and symptoms of heart d...
    • August 30, 2024
  • The Link Between Nutrition and Mental Health

    Blogs: The Link Between Nutrition and Mental Health

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    You’ve likely heard the cliché a million times — “You are what you eat.” So you might nosh on foods reported to lower your blood pressure, strengthen your bones or burn belly fat. You might even load up on brain food t...
    • August 30, 2024
  • ¿Tu hijo está teniendo problemas de salud mental?

    Tu Salud: ¿Tu hijo está teniendo problemas de salud mental?

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    Los niños tienen mucho en la mente. Siempre están aprendiendo cosas nuevas y enfrentándose a retos que nunca han manejado. Y la pandemia ha hecho las cosas aún más difíciles para muchos niños. Han teni...
    • August 30, 2024
  • Tus médicos necesitan hablar entre ellos sobre tu atención médica

    Tu Salud: Tus médicos necesitan hablar entre ellos sobre tu atención médica

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    Tú y tu doctor de cabecera (PCP por sus siglas en inglés) trabajan juntos para asegurar de que estes en la mejor salud posible. Es una calle de doble sentido. Tu doctor utiliza su capacitación y sus conocimientos para guiarte. Pe...
    • August 30, 2024
  • Ease Your Joint Pain

    Blogs: Ease Your Joint Pain

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    Aches and pains happen. You sit too much and your back hurts. You get up and down a lot and your knees hurt. Or your neck or hips ache regularly. These aches and pains in your joints or back are common. A joint is the connection between two bones. It...
    • August 30, 2024
  • Is Your Child Struggling with Mental Health Issues?

    Blogs: Is Your Child Struggling with Mental Health Issues?

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    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...
    • August 30, 2024
  • ¿Sabes cómo mantenerte a salvo de los estafadores?

    Tu Cobertura: ¿Sabes cómo mantenerte a salvo de los estafadores?

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    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...
    • August 30, 2024
  • What Happens to the Rest of My Monthly Payment?

    Blogs: What Happens to the Rest of My Monthly Payment?

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    Your monthly health care insurance premiums go toward many aspects of health care. Your premium payment — along with those of other members — all go into a pool of funds used  to pay hospitals, doctors, drug companies and for other h...
    • August 28, 2024
  • Brush Up on Your Cybercrime Spotting Skills

    Blogs: Brush Up on Your Cybercrime Spotting Skills

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    When it comes to cybercrime, it seems like there’s always some new threat. To stay safe, it’s a good idea to learn how to spot the latest scams. It pays to be careful. Cybercrimes  are getting more and more sophisticated, and users n...
    • August 27, 2024
  • Soap vs. Sanitizer: Is There a Hands-Down Winner for Getting Clean?

    Blogs: Soap vs. Sanitizer: Is There a Hands-Down Winner for Getting Clean?

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    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...
    • August 27, 2024
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    Wellness Guidelines: An Easy Path to Better Health

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team December 19, 2024
    One of our goals is to empower our members with information and tools that can help lead you down the path to good health. That’s why we offer new Wellness Guidelines each year that include specific recommendations for preventive care, immuniza....
    • 11494 Views
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    Vaccines for Young Adults

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team December 19, 2024
    You’re young. Healthy. Active. With years of life ahead of you. You’re bulletproof, right? When you’re young, it’s easy to think you’re safe from a lot of the stuff that can trip you up — including illness. Maybe ...
    • 4053 Views
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    Some Emergency-Use Medicines Now Available at No Cost

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team December 19, 2024
    We want to make sure our members have access to safe and cost-effective prescription drugs. If you have prescription drug benefits through Prime Therapeutics LLC, some medicines may now* be available at no cost to you when you use a pharma...
    • 676 Views
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    Recomendaciones para el bienestar: Una vía fácil para mejorar la salud

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect December 19, 2024
    Una de nuestras metas es que nuestros asegurados cuenten con toda la información y las herramientas que puedan ayudarte a lograr una buena salud. Por eso, cada año ofrecemos nuevas Recomendaciones para el bienestar que incluyen sugerenc...
    • 2351 Views
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    El vecindario en que vives afecta tu salud

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect December 19, 2024
    ¿Es importante qué tan cerca vivas de un supermercado? ¿Puede esto afectar tu esperanza de vida? ¿Y si no cuentas con medios de transporte para llegar? Aparte de una enfermedad o una lesión, a veces son otros factor...
    • 2669 Views
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    Adopta un corazón saludable: ¿cómo prevenir ataques cardíacos y derrames cerebrales?

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect December 19, 2024
    Las enfermedades cardíacas y los derrames cerebrales son la primera y la quinta causa de muerte respectivamente en los Estados Unidos, según U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Est...
    • 2453 Views
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    Live Longer: Many Heart Attacks and Strokes Can Be Prevented

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team December 19, 2024
    Heart disease and stroke are the first and fifth leading causes of death in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Each year, about 1.5 million Americans suffer a heart attack or stroke. More than 700,000...
    • 15281 Views
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    Ayuda para padres estresados

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect December 18, 2024
    Ser padre es gratificante pero también es estresante. Guiar el crecimiento y el desarrollo de otro ser humano desde su nacimiento hasta la edad adulta no es para los débiles. Hace miles de años, nuestros antepasados luchaban todo...
    • 449 Views
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    The Benefits of Being Bilingual

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team December 17, 2024
    The United States is a country of many languages. It’s hard to know the exact number, but data shows there are between 68 and 76 million people in the U.S. who speak more than one language. So it’s no surprise that more children now grow ...
    • 3649 Views
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    Digital Smarts: Basic Smartphone Terms Explained

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team December 13, 2024
    Smartphones are more than just phones. These modern-day marvels can carry out a whole range of functions besides phone calls. With a smartphone, you can surf the web, send and receive emails and texts, record video, take photos, watch movies and...
    • 627 Views
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    Smartphone Basics for Older Adults: Unlocking the Digital World

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team December 12, 2024
    If you’re new to smartphones, they can seem scary and confusing. But they don’t have to be. Read on for a simple guide to the basics of using a smartphone. What are smartphone apps? A smartphone is a mobile phone with many of the same fun...
    • 816 Views
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    ¿Qué te puede decir la frecuencia cardíaca sobre tu estado de salud?

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect December 5, 2024
    La frecuencia cardíaca cambia constantemente: aumenta cuando caminas y baja cuando te sientas. Pero, ¿qué puede decirte sobre tu estado de salud en general? La frecuencia cardíaca es el número de latidos del coraz&o...
    • 667 Views
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    Cómo brindar apoyo a alguien con un problema de salud mental

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect December 5, 2024
    Cualquier persona puede tener un problema de salud mental. De ser este el caso, los amigos y los familiares pueden marcar una gran diferencia en la recuperación. Los problemas de salud mental son comunes, ya que más de 1 de cada 5 adult...
    • 1916 Views
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    La conexión entre la mente y el cuerpo: Cuida ambos para mejorar la salud

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect December 2, 2024
    Al igual que la mente y el cuerpo, también existe una conexión entre la salud mental y física. Por eso, si tienes un problema de salud, es posible que necesites atención médica tanto para los síntomas mentale...
    • 640 Views
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    End Your Energy Slump

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team December 2, 2024
    Do you sometimes feel like the energy has just drained from your body? You’re not the only one feeling more tired, more often. Many people have lifestyles that lead to frequently feeling tired. There are simple steps you can take to have more e....
    • 3391 Views
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