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#### **Health Hippo Blog**

#### Health Hippo is a website dedicated to giving you the most accurate information for a wide range of health conditions. We sift through, validate, and summarize material from the best doctor resources so we can present it to you in an easy to understand, helpful format. See why our approach helps you more than those other vague, sensationalized health information websites.

- [About Health Hippo (7)](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/tag/about-health-hippo)
- [Anemia (1)](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/tag/anemia)
- [COVID-19 (1)](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/tag/covid-19)
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- [Lower Back Pain (1)](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/tag/lower-back-pain)

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- [COVID-19](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/topic/covid-19)
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## [ADHD: Your questions answered, using our best divergent thinking](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/adhd-your-questions-answered-with-divergent-thinking)

 By [The Health Hippo Team](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/author/the-health-hippo-team) | on May 03, 2020 |

Based on analysis of web traffic, the most common questions that people ask about pediatric ADHD are:

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## [COVID-19: What to know](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/covid-19-what-to-know)

 By [The Health Hippo Team](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/author/the-health-hippo-team) | on Mar 24, 2020 |   [COVID-19](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/topic/covid-19)

The airwaves are plastered with news and concerns about COVID-19. But what do we really know? And why are there so many mass cancellations and closures of the services we rely upon? Is it an over-reac\[...\]

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## [Confidence Grade: Did you know it takes 17 years for new medical insights to become widely adopted?](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/confidence-grade-did-you-know-it-takes-17-years-for-new-medical-insights-to-become-widely-adopted)

 By [The Health Hippo Team](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/author/the-health-hippo-team) | on Mar 24, 2020 |   [About Health Hippo](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/topic/about-health-hippo)

At Health Hippo, we know that we’d all love to access new medical insights quickly, while also understanding which medical truths are time-tested and enduring. But, let’s face it: as humans, we also w\[...\]

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## [Stoplight Ratings: Would you buy a used car without a Kelley Blue Book rating?](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/stoplight-ratings-would-you-buy-a-used-car-without-looking-at-its-kelley-blue-book-rating)

 By [The Health Hippo Team](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/author/the-health-hippo-team) | on Mar 22, 2020 |   [About Health Hippo](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/topic/about-health-hippo)

At Health Hippo, we know the power of well-organized information to help spur and clarify a decision. With our Stoplight Ratings, we color-code the information, so you know the strength of the evidenc\[...\]

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## [No Ads: Say goodbye to clickbait](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/no-ads-say-goodbye-to-clickbait)

 By [The Health Hippo Team](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/author/the-health-hippo-team) | on Mar 22, 2020 |   [About Health Hippo](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/topic/about-health-hippo)

At Health Hippo, we focus exclusively on the quality of the information we provide to you and design our service to save you time and money. In turn, we offer you flexible fee options to access our se\[...\]

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## [Anemia: Your questions answered, including iron deficiency and replacement](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/anemia-your-questions-answered-including-iron-deficiency-and-replacement)

 By [The Health Hippo Team](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/author/the-health-hippo-team) | on Mar 21, 2020 |   [Anemia](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/topic/anemia)

Based on analysis of web traffic, the most common questions that people ask about anemia are:

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## [Citations: Would you buy a house without an inspection?](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/citations-would-you-buy-a-house-without-an-inspection)

 By [The Health Hippo Team](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/author/the-health-hippo-team) | on Mar 20, 2020 |   [About Health Hippo](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/topic/about-health-hippo)

At Health Hippo, we believe you should have the back-up. No kidding, what is the data that supports this decision? Whether you choose to read all the abstracts, or not, you should have assurance that \[...\]

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## [Hypertension: Your questions answered, from systolic to diastolic](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/hypertension-your-questions-answered-from-systolic-to-diastolic)

 By [The Health Hippo Team](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/author/the-health-hippo-team) | on Mar 18, 2020 |   [Hypertension](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/topic/hypertension)

Based on analysis of web traffic, the most common questions that people ask about hypertension are:

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## [Lower back pain: Your questions answered, from lumbago to coronal planes](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/lower-back-pain-your-questions-answered-from-lumbago-to-coronal-planes)

 By [The Health Hippo Team](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/author/the-health-hippo-team) | on Mar 18, 2020 |   [Lower Back Pain](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/topic/lower-back-pain)

Based on analysis of web traffic, the most common questions that people ask about lower back pain (also known as lumbago) are:

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## [Where does our information come from?](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/health-hippo-content-where-does-it-come-from)

 By [The Health Hippo Team](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/author/the-health-hippo-team) | on Mar 18, 2020 |   [About Health Hippo](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/topic/about-health-hippo)

You can trust the information on Health Hippo because we have a thorough, transparent process for how we source and vet the information, free from any dependency on paid advertisements to buy a produc\[...\]

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## [The best ways to use, and not use, Health Hippo](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/the-best-ways-to-use-and-not-use-health-hippo)

 By [The Health Hippo Team](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/author/the-health-hippo-team) | on Mar 18, 2020 |   [About Health Hippo](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/topic/about-health-hippo)

If you believe in actively sharing decisions about your health with a doctor, then Health Hippo is for you. You can use the information you find on Health Hippo to be better aligned with your doctor a\[...\]

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## [Why Health Hippo?  Top 10 reasons](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/why-health-hippo)

 By [The Health Hippo Team](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/author/the-health-hippo-team) | on Feb 02, 2020 |   [About Health Hippo](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/topic/about-health-hippo)

At Health Hippo, we know that healthcare decisions are important and expensive. In fact, research says that 75% of us feel that a healthcare decision is one of the most important and expensive decisio\[...\]

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Health Hippo does not diagnose or treat any condition for any individual and does not provide medical advice. Please use this information to work with your doctor or care provider to get the best diagnosis and treatment for you! If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911.

##### WHY HEALTH HIPPO

- [Top 10 Reasons](https://blog.thehealthhippo.com/blog/why-health-hippo)

##### [CONDITIONS](https://thehealthhippo.com/conditions/)

- [COVID-19](https://thehealthhippo.com/conditions/covid-19/)
- [Lower Back Pain](https://thehealthhippo.com/conditions/lower-back-pain/)
- [Hypertension](https://thehealthhippo.com/conditions/hypertension/)
- [Anemia](https://thehealthhippo.com/conditions/anemia/)
- [Pediatric ADHD](https://thehealthhippo.com/conditions/pediatric-adhd/)

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