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Health Highlights

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Handle Stress Without Smoking

Get tips for managing stress without smoking.

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Bystanders Save Lives

If someone collapses, has no pulse, and stops breathing, you can use an AED—an automated external defibrillator—to try to save their life.

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What Is Aphasia?

A person with aphasia has a hard time talking, reading, or writing. A stroke, brain tumor, or head injury can cause it. Find out how you can help them.

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Palliative Care Text Messaging Service

If you or a loved one has a serious illness, you may want to know how palliative care (comfort care) can help. Sign up for NIH’s free text messages.

Featured Tools

Your Healthiest Self: Wellness Toolkits — Your relationships, your emotions, your surroundings, and other aspects of your life impact your overall health. Find ways to improve your well-being with NIH's wellness toolkits.

A sampling of wellness toolkits