Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

Can you turn the beat around?

A-fib, an irregular heartbeat, is a serious concern, but with healthy lifestyle choices you can help to prevent the risk of stroke.

3 Reasons Why Women Should Choose...

Reason # 1 - Health Management Programs Blue Care Connection (BCC) is a program that provides educational tools, outreach and health support to our members. Blue Cross and Blue Shield...

On a Roll: Bike Share Programs...

Bike sharing is on a roll in cities from Houston to Chicago . Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) is involved in supporting more than 10,000 bicycles and nearly 1,200 bike stations across...

Quit Smoking with the Great American...

Why Quit Smoking? Smoking causes serious health problems. It can lead to illnesses like cancer, heart disease, stroke and lung disease. More than 480,000* people in the U.S. die each year...

Aches and Pains and Weather Va...

Grandma always used to say, “My knees hurt, rain must be coming!” We always thought she was maybe a little off her rocker, but it turns out, she was telling the truth! A 2007...

Opioid Review: A Painless Conversation...

The treatment of pain has become big news. Over the past year, we’ve learned about the epidemic of overdose deaths in the United States related to opioid pain medications. And those...

Raising a Child With Diabetes:...

Parenting is a hard gig as it is. Being the parent of a child with a chronic illness or condition adds another layer of difficulty. Hi, I’m Tamara and I’m the mother of a child...

Endometriosis: The Invisible I...

It’s been called the “invisible illness”. Which is surprising, given the fact that anywhere between six and ten percent of women between the ages of 25 and 40 1 may have...

What is 3D Mammography?

As we make our way towards breast cancer awareness month, you’ve hopefully been thinking about what type of breast cancer screenings you may need. Clinical breast exam? Mammogram?...

The Impact of Stress if You Have...

Stress is a big player in our lives today. From stress at work to home life, final exams, relationships, illness, death in the family, financial security—the list is endless when it...