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Blogs: Not Sleeping Well? Done Right, Daily Activity Can Help

BCBSTX Connect Team

If sleeping doesn’t come easy, you’ve probably already tried a few things you thought might help. If they didn’t help, there may be another option — more activity each day. It may seem odd to say that more activity can help yo...
- February 1, 2023
Tu Salud: ¿No duermes bien? Realizar actividad física diariamente de la manera correcta puede ayudarte

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Si dormir no te resulta fácil, es probable que ya hayas seguido algunos consejos que pensabas que podrían ser útiles. Pero si este no ha sido el caso, puede haber otra opción: realizar más actividad física to...
- February 1, 2023
Blogs: How Serious is Cirrhosis?

BCBSTX Connect Team

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) works closely with Loyola University School of Medicine to support research about cirrhosis of the liver. By doing so, we help doctors anticipate and treat the growing number of cases they now see. Data fr...
- January 27, 2023
Blogs: Getting to Know Your Doctor

BCBSTX Connect Team

Developing a good relationship with your doctor is important. In fact, it’s one of the best things you do for your wellbeing. Working closely together, you’ll map out a plan to take care of any health issues or concerns you may. It might ...
- January 25, 2023
Blogs: Pregnancy with Gestational Diabetes

BCBSTX Connect Team

Angela R. had her first child when she was 21. Fifteen years later, she learned she was expecting her second at the age of 36. While her first pregnancy went smoothly, a complication rose its head 25 weeks into her second. Gestational diabetes. &ldqu...
- January 25, 2023
Blogs: How to Choose the Right Hospice Program

BCBSTX Connect Team

When medical care can no longer help a patient, it may be time to consider hospice care. Unlike medical care that is meant to cure illness, hospice care is designed to ease pain in terminally ill patients. By making patients comfortable with pai...
- January 24, 2023
Blogs: What Does Your Thyroid Do?

BCBSTX Connect Team

Everyone is born with a thyroid. It’s the “butterfly-shaped” gland in the lower front part of your neck. It sits right below the Adam’s Apple. The thyroid gland makes two hormones – T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxin...
- January 20, 2023
Blogs: Health Insurance and Pregnancy: The Basics

BCBSTX Connect Team

Having a baby is life changing. While babies are a blessing, they also cost money – even before they're born. That’s why it’s important to have health insurance before and after you become pregnant. With health insurance maternity b...
- January 19, 2023
Blogs: Are You Prepared for Earthquakes?

BCBSTX Connect Team

How do you prepare for the unexpected? What do you do when something you hoped you’d never experience suddenly happens? While an earthquake can happen anywhere, there some parts of the United States that have a higher risk. People in Alaska, Ca...
- January 18, 2023
Blogs: Fall and Wintertime Skin Care: How to Prevent and Treat Dry Skin

BCBSTX Connect Team

The leaves are falling, the holidays are just around the corner. So is something else. Itchy skin. Yep, as the seasons change, so does your skin. The skin routine you use in the summer may not work so well in the fall and winter when humidity dr...
- January 17, 2023