The Horror of Thinning Hair by Lucy E.M. Black Healthy, thick hair was one of the few remaining vestiges of my youth. And although I allowed the color to naturally change from the darkest of browns, to a much lighter shade of brown, to salt-and-pepper, and finally to silver-grey with only the tiniest amount of Read more
Quality v Cost by Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. According to a recent study published in May 2020 (https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00237) and led by Adam J. Schwartz, M.D. out of the Mayo clinic found that adults are willing to pay more than 20% more for a highly rated physician than they are for a lower rated physician. Yet, Read more
To COVID and Back by Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. Not in a million years would I have thought that I would get “the Vid,” as Kevin Hart calls it in his latest comedy skit. Yet, I did. On a Wednesday mid-November, I had dinner reservations to celebrate my Mom’s 84th birthday. I called her after Read more
Helen of Troy’s Tears in My Garden by Angie Littlefield I saw a tall weed with a bright-yellow flower in a sumpy ditch when I was driving around a few years back. I stopped to see if I could pull it out, considering its roots might yield from the squidgy soil. Yes! The plant gave Read more
Walking vs. Running by Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. I’ve been running since I was in my early teens. It was my way to clear my head and have “Tracy time.” I used to be a triathlete and thoroughly enjoyed the cross training of cycling, running and swimming. The focus of an upcoming triathlon was perfect Read more
Osteoporosis by Eileen Renders Osteoporosis is a big problem for older women. It occurs when the body fails to form sufficient new bone or when too much old bone is reabsorbed by the body, or both. Women are at a much higher risk of osteoporosis than men. The National Center for Biotechnology Information reports that Read more
Helicopter Daughter by Christina Fain After some initial testing, my dad found out that the suspicious spot on his neck was indeed cancerous and that the cancer had spread to his lungs. He was alone when he received this news. As upset as he was, he took the time to type out a family group Read more
Masks 101 by Bernadette Sukley The mask has become a 2020 wardrobe must. Here’s a bit of education on who should wear one, how to wear one and myths associated with masks. Personal protective equipment (PPE) pieces, or facemasks, are already worn by a number of professionals—such as car painters, manicurists, food workers, welders, dentists, Read more
Water: Your New Best Friend by Bernadette Sukley We’ve got the same amount of water in our bodies as planet Earth. Both of us are 60 to 75 percent H2O. And just as the world recycles water from seas to clouds to rain and back again, we need to replenish ours on a regular basis Read more
Grief – A Personal Journey By Donna L Scrafano My first exposure to grief came on December 3, 1963. That was the day I had lost my maternal grandmother, twenty-three days before my tenth birthday. I was in fifth grade. Eleven days previously on November 22, the nun who taught us at St. Anthony’s parochial Read more
