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  • COPD: When Lungs Break, the Heart Often Follows

    Blogs: COPD: When Lungs Break, the Heart Often Follows

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    “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 ...
    • August 22, 2024
  • Your Doctor Helps Make Sure Your Services Are Covered

    Blogs: Your Doctor Helps Make Sure Your Services Are Covered

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    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...
    • August 22, 2024
  • Where Do My Health Care Payments Go?

    Blogs: Where Do My Health Care Payments Go?

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    If you have health insurance, you probably pay a monthly premium. Your premium might be deducted from your paycheck. You may pay it online, or write a check to cover it. Even though you know your payments go toward your health insurance, you might no...
    • August 20, 2024
  • Why Meningitis Travels Fast and How You Can Prevent It

    Blogs: Why Meningitis Travels Fast and How You Can Prevent It

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    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...
    • August 19, 2024
  • How Do You Help a Teen With an Eating Disorder?

    Blogs: How Do You Help a Teen With an Eating Disorder?

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    Teens see very thin models on TV and touched-up pictures of celebrities online. These images are everywhere, and they make many teens question the way they look. While it’s normal for teens to worry about their bodies, it may put them at risk ...
    • August 16, 2024
  • Kids and Sports Concussions: Things to Know

    Blogs: Kids and Sports Concussions: Things to Know

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    We all know that a concussion can be serious, but many of us don’t know its symptoms. Do you know what to do if your child gets one? Young children, teenagers and young adults have a higher risk because their brains are still developing. H...
    • August 15, 2024
  • The Cost of Health Care

    Blogs: The Cost of Health Care

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    Understanding how your health insurance works can be confusing. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas wants to demystify it. After all, when you understand how health insurance works, you can make decisions that are best for you and your family. Some o...
    • August 14, 2024
  • ¿Qué es la enfermedad cardíaca?

    Tu Salud: ¿Qué es la enfermedad cardíaca?

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    Las enfermedades cardíacas son la causa principal de muerte tanto para hombres y mujeres en Estados Unidos. Según los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, en inglés), uno de cada quatro estado...
    • August 7, 2024
  • Cómo encontrar maneras de lidiar con situaciones estresantes

    Tu Salud: Cómo encontrar maneras de lidiar con situaciones estresantes

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    El estrés forma parte de la vida, desde cuestiones que no tienen mucha importancia hasta eventos traumáticos mayores. Ya que las respuestas biológicas del cuerpo ante el estrés pueden dañar tu salud mental y f&iacut...
    • August 5, 2024
  • Cosas que debes saber sobre la conmoción cerebral en los niños y el deporte

    Tu Salud: Cosas que debes saber sobre la conmoción cerebral en los niños y el deporte

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    Todos sabemos que una conmoción cerebral puede ser grave, pero muchos desconocemos sus síntomas. ¿Sabes qué hacer si tu hijo sufre una conmoción cerebral? Los niños pequeños, los adolescentes y los ad...
    • August 5, 2024
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