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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues during flu season—October to April—both COVID-19 and the flu will be spreading at the same time. Overlake Clinics Infectious Disease specialists Edward Leonard, MD, and Abdul Siddiqui, MD, address how to tell if you have the flu or COVID-19, how to prevent illness and what to do if you get sick.

Overlake physical therapist, Lindsay Sturtevant, DPT, details the ways you can ergonomically set up your home office to avoid pain and injuries.

Overlake Clinics offers virtual care visits to allow patients to continue seeing their regular primary care and specialty providers while in the comfort of their home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

If mild forgetfulness is considered a normal part of getting older—misplacing keys, not remembering certain words, forgetting names—when is memory loss a concern?

The pandemic has caused a profound amount of stress in our lives. Anxiety and depression are on the rise, and people are silently struggling. Overlake psychiatrist Albert Tsai, MD, discusses the stressors affecting our mental health, the healthy and not-so-healthy ways of coping, and when to seek professional support.

When living with diabetes, it is important to keep your glucose level within your target range to help slow or prevent the onset of complications like hypo- and hyperglycemia. Overlake certified diabetes educator Leslie Merklin-Barber reviews the causes, symptoms and treatments of these conditions.

August is national breastfeeding month. Learn the benefits of breastfeeding for both mom and baby, plus tips on successful nursing.

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a lot of stress at a lot of people very quickly—whether it's job security, worrying about being infected or affecting family members. Sleep experts Dr. Scott Bonvallet and Dr. Reuben Walia discuss the relationship between stress and sleep and ways you can improve your sleep health.

The joy of indulging in fatty foods but the regret of eating too much may leave us feeling guilty afterward. Overlake dietitian, Amie Louwers, RD, shares the difference between healthy fat and bad fat so you can satisfy your cravings with the good kinds and limit the bad.