Ping Huang
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There's still time to get a flu vaccine, especially for people who are older or have medical conditions that make them more vulnerable.
The shot, which is covered by insurance, prepares the immune system to fight the virus so you're less likely to develop serious illness or have to go to the hospital if you get exposed to flu.
Another way to prevent infection is to put more distance between yourself and people who are sick and to air out your indoor spaces by opening windows or using an air filter and cleaning countertops, door handles, and other frequently touched surfaces.
If you do get sick, like many of us have, the CDC recommends staying home until you no longer have a fever and your other symptoms are getting better.
That could help you mend faster and protects others from getting infected.
Around 8 percent of pregnant women in the U.S.
It's a health problem that's risen consistently over the past 10 years.
That's according to an analysis of more than 12 million births led by scientists at Northwestern University and published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
The researchers say the rise is likely related to worsening health in young people who are eating less healthfully and getting less exercise.
In pregnancy, certain hormones can lead to a rise in blood sugar, causing gestational diabetes, which poses risks to the mother and child if it's not managed.
While this type of diabetes usually resolves after giving birth, it has been linked with developing diabetes and cardiovascular problems later in life.
Around 8 percent of pregnant women in the U.S.
It's a health problem that's risen consistently over the past 10 years.
That's according to an analysis of more than 12 million births led by scientists at Northwestern University and published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
The researchers say the rise is likely related to worsening health in young people who are eating less healthfully and getting less exercise.
In pregnancy, certain hormones can lead to a rise in blood sugar, causing gestational diabetes, which poses risks to the mother and child if it's not managed.