Get health information you can use, fact-checked by Nebraska Medicine experts.

Conditions and Services Man laying in bed holding his stomach in pain

Nausea and diarrhea? How to tell if it's COVID, the stomach flu or food poisoning
You wake up one morning with nausea and diarrhea. It gets worse throughout the day. You think you may have a stomach bug, but it’s hard to know for sure. Maybe it’s COVID-19 or even food poisoning?
Conditions and Services Woman sitting on her couch having a telehealth appointment on her laptop

Think you might have a UTI or yeast infection? Get help with a quick telehealth visit
If you are experiencing itching, burning or general discomfort “down below,” there’s a good chance you may have a urinary tract or yeast infection.
Conditions and Services Young boy in a soccer uniform drinking water

Heat exhaustion and heat stroke in children: Symptoms and prevention
When the temperatures rise, knowing how to spot the signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke is critical to children's health and safety.
Conditions and Services Man at the gym grabbing his elbow

Tennis elbow, ACL tear, sprained ankle and more: 6 common sports injuries and how to treat them
Summer brings warm weather, making it a great time for outdoor activities like running, swimming, golfing and playing team sports. The uptick in outdoor activities also makes summer the perfect storm for sports injuries.
Questions and Answers A young girl sick in bed

Are the recent hepatitis cases in kids associated with COVID-19 or the COVID-19 vaccine?
You may have seen recent media coverage about nine children in Nebraska who fell ill with hepatitis.
Healthy Lifestyle Shirts in rainbow order

Closets are for clothes: How to come out to your health care provider
We want to let our LGBTQ+ patients know we are in their corner. Coming out to your provider improves their ability to create a care plan right for you. But we know coming out isn’t easy, and we want you to know how important it is.
Healthy Lifestyle Woman reaching for Tupperware containers in her fridge

How phthalates and BPA affect your body (and where to find them)
Have you ever read the label “BPA-free” and wondered what that could mean? Or considered what a phthalate was (and even just how to say it)?
Healthy Lifestyle Woman drinking coffee wearing headphones

What ASMR means: How it works and why it's popular
If you follow social media, you may have noticed a few of the more than 13 million ASMR videos online. Many of the videos create ASMR-inducing sounds to play out social situations with actions that may trigger a response.
Questions and Answers Condoms and birth control pills

You asked, we answered: How effective is birth control?
If your partner uses the pill perfectly, it’s 99% effective. But nobody’s perfect, so the actual effectiveness is closer to 93% effective.
Healthy Lifestyle Close up of bowls of various types of food

What are prebiotics and probiotics, and what foods contain them?
The human gut is home to a diverse collection of microbes, collectively termed gut microbiota. Your gut microbes help regulate digestion, fight disease and even improve your mood.
Subscribe to Advancing Health