By Karen Stokes Rhonda Armon-Bent has spent years working in various positions with area agencies. Six years ago, she created her own organization to counsel people in the community through the … [Read more...]
MCW Researchers Find Link Between Sleep Deprivation and Cell Damage
Scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) have discovered a link between sleep loss and cell injury. Results of a new study find sleep deprivation causes the damage to cells, especially … [Read more...]
Giving Your Family a Healthy Head Start
Mealtime might just be the most challenging part of being a mom. Healthy kids require healthy foods. But how do you choose nutritious foods – and how do you get your kids to eat them? Lashell … [Read more...]
Kevin Washington Sets Agenda for YMCA’s National
By Melissa Harris CHICAGO TRIBUNE YMCA national’s first African-American CEO’s two goals: expand summer options for kids, help prevent diabetes. Kevin Washington was the first African-American … [Read more...]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Medicare’s “Extra Help” program helps people with limited income pay for their prescription medications Making ends meet should not mean going without your medications. If you have limited income … [Read more...]
What Will You Find During Medicare Open Enrollment? October 15 – December 7
Your health needs change from year to year. And, your health plan may change the benefits and costs each year too. That’s why it’s important to review your Medicare choices each fall. Compare … [Read more...]
Law in the Time of Ebola
Kaci Hickox, 33, had no Ebola symptoms. Yet, two Governors wanted her under quarantine. It is the worse Ebola crisis in history. Call it hysteria or an abundance of caution, but this disease has the … [Read more...]
Improved Quality of Medicare Plans and Steady Premiums are Great News as Open Enrollment Begins
By Marilyn Tavenner, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Fall is a wonderful time of year. Changing leaves. Cooler weather. It’s also the season for people with Medicare … [Read more...]
Ebola Tracks Outbreak of HIV/AIDS Pandemic
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist A high school friend of my wife was one of the earliest victims of the HIV/ AIDS pandemic. He was a flight attendant, who was stricken and died quickly. … [Read more...]
Dr. Vincent Lubsey Leaves a Legacy of Quality Health Care for the Community
By Karen Stokes Dr. Vincent George Lubsey passed away unexpectedly on October 4, 2014 in Costa Rica while on vacation. He was 71. Vincent, along with his daughter Erika, practiced and managed … [Read more...]
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