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Colette Harris
Colette Harris

Colette A. Harris, health enews contributor, is the public affairs and marketing coordinator at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Il. She holds a Master of Science degree in journalism from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism and has nearly a decade of experience writing about health and wellness, which are her passions. When she’s not writing, you can find her practicing yoga, cooking, reading, or traveling.

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Do you really know what a midwife does? 
Do you really know what a midwife does?
Your conception of their role is probably incomplete.
Rates of Alzheimer’s disease are climbing. Are you at risk?  Featured
Rates of Alzheimer’s disease are climbing. Are you at risk?
One team of researchers is predicting that by 2060, 90.3 million people will be affected by Alzheimer’s. What’s causing the rise?
Can these 3 simple lifestyle changes reduce your cancer risk? 
Can these 3 simple lifestyle changes reduce your cancer risk?
Here’s what you need to know.
Are other treatments replacing chemotherapy?  Featured
Are other treatments replacing chemotherapy?
Could advances in personalized medicine open up other options to cancer patients?
Is this diagnosis in decline? 
Is this diagnosis in decline?
Here’s what you need to know.
The best and worst diets for 2018 
The best and worst diets for 2018
Experts have weighed in – which are most effective?
Here’s what you need to know about the flu  Featured
Here’s what you need to know about the flu
Some reports suggest this year’s flu vaccine might be only 10 percent effective. What do doctors advise?