Did you know that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States?

As the nation observes February as American Heart Month, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute is encouraging children and adults alike to live a heart-healthy life by making necessary lifestyle changes, one step at a time.

Flu shots are recommended for most adults and children, but what about a pneumonia shot?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends adult patients and parents of small children discuss the pneumococcal vaccine (PCV) with their providers. Different types of the vaccine are recommended for groups that include children younger than 2; people ages 2 and up with certain health conditions; older adults; and adults who smoke cigarettes.

Be a healthier you in 2020 by focusing on good nutrition, physical activity and maintaining a healthy body weight, experts say. They’re key to your well-being and are routes to avoiding or better managing high blood pressure and cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer.

“The key to a successful dietary or fitness change is creating a goal that is specific, measurable, achievable/realistic, and time-oriented,” said Dr. Josie Bidwell, associate professor in the University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Preventive Medicine. “Once you have a good goal, then an action plan and back-up plan give the road map to achieving it.”

Through the C Spire Health app, you can get quick, convenient, minor medical care from a University of Mississippi Medical Center provider anywhere in Mississippi.

In this video, UMMC nurse practitioner Kristi Goodson discusses how to prepare for your first telehealth visit using C Spire Health and what to expect during your video chat appointment.

You’re sniffling, your head hurts and you’ve got a cough. Is it just a cold, or is it the flu?

There are clues that can help you figure it out, experts at the University of Mississippi Medical Center advise.

You don’t have to adhere to a list of New Year’s resolutions to be healthy in 2020.

Healthy habits that can add years to your life can be adopted at any time, said Dr. Tom Skelton, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. “It’s really about trying to get back to the basics of what’s best for our bodies,” he said.