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There are two pneumococcal vaccines that protect people against pneumococcal disease.

If you have a chronic lung disease, you may have trouble sleeping. Here are some tips to help you sleep better.

Advance care planning is the process of deciding one's own future medical care. It helps to make sure that if you can't speak for yourself, your wishes can still be carried out. The plan is a series of legal documents that note a person's wishes. The documents vary by state.

When you have a serious illness, your healthcare provider will review treatment options with you as your illness progresses. Some of these treatments help support or sustain life if your body can no longer perform certain functions on its own. Artificial hydration is one such treatment.

Poor nutrition can make you lose muscle, feel tired and weak, and make it harder for your body to fight infection and heal wounds. Working with your doctor to make sure you get enough nutrients can help you be healthier..

A Mediterranean-style diet is a healthy way of eating, not a specific diet to lose weight. It includes a lot of foods from plants, such as vegetables, fruits, and whole grains, plus olive oil and seafood.

It’s common to feel tired and moody after having a baby. But if you have very strong feelings of sadness or anger, or have trouble doing your daily tasks, you may have a serious mood disorder called postpartum depression. Learn about the symptoms and treatment.

Learn about treatment options for postpartum depression. In most cases, medicines to treat depression can be used when you're breastfeeding.

Here is information on when it’s safe to have sex with your partner again postpartum, how sex may be different for you now, and how to plan ahead with birth control so you don’t have any surprise pregnancies.