HSS Health Connection
For more than 20 years, HSS has published Health Connection, which provides practical information to help people prevent and manage muscle and bone conditions and improve overall health. Issues are available in English and Spanish.
Quarterly, we issue Health Connection Fast Facts, a series of concise articles that keep you up to date on the latest health trends. View our Fast Facts in the tab below.
Current Issue: Living with Inflammatory Arthritis
Inflammatory arthritis (IA) conditions such as gout, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis can significantly impact your everyday activities. Learn about IA medicine and wellness for both adults and children.
In this issue, HSS rheumatologists, rehabilitation specialists and dieticians cover current medical treatments and potential new ones, helpful diet and exercise tips, special COVID-19 considerations for people with IA, and more.
Past Issues of Health Connection
Previous issues are in PDF and were made for mainly print distribution prior to 2020.
- Movement Is Medicine (Summer 2021)
- Keeping the Hand and Upper Extremity Healthy (Winter 2020)
- Women's Musculoskeletal Health (Spring 2019)
- Neuromuscular Conditions (Winter 2018)
- Approaches to Pain Management (Fall 2017)
- Sports Safety Issue (Summer 2017 - updated in 2019)
- Arthritis, Exercise, and Nutrition Issue (Fall 2016)
- Keeping Your Children Healthy Issue (Winter 2016)
- Healthy Feet Issue (Summer 2015)
Health Connection Fast Facts
These articles provide fast, current and accurate musculoskeletal and general health information that's relevant and easy to digest.
- What is Research?
- The COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines: What You Should Know
- Managing Cervical Arthritis
- Play It Safe While Cleaning Your Home
- Healthy Snacking During Times of Stress
- How to Find Accurate Health Information Online
- Telehealth
- Understanding Anxiety
Previous issues are in PDF and were made for mainly print distribution prior to 2020.
- Perfecting Your Posture
- Handle Your Hand Care
- What Is a Concussion?
- Managing Narcotics and Opioids for Chronic Pain
- Osteoarthritis Doesn't Have to Slow You Down
- Back Pain: What We Know and How We Treat at HSS
- Preventing Falls is Important
- Exercise Safely in the Heat
- Tendonitis: Troublesome yet Treatable
- Back to School Tips
Past issues of Health Connection Fast Facts are available upon request. Please email us at pped@hss.edu.
Health Connection en Español
Fast Facts en Español
- Tome Precauciones Mientras Limpia Su Hogar
- Meriendas Saludables Durante Momentos de Estrés
- Cómo Encontrar Información Médica Precisa en Línea
- La Telesalud
- Entendiendo la Ansiedad
Past Health Connection Fast Facts
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