Patients fearful to get preventive cancer screenings because of global pandemic Megan Plete Postol COVID-19 has inadvertently caused substantial increases in the number of
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Should you get flu shot this year?
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Boost your mood during this dark winter By Barbara Pierce We’re smacked with a double whammy this winter. Winter is difficult anyway — long, dark
COVID-19: a first-hand account
Utica man contracts virus, recounts experience By David L. Podos Does anyone think they are so able- bodied, fit as a fiddle, unworried that
Can you die from a broken heart?
The answer is yes, and there is clinical proof By Deb Dittner February is American Heart Month and I wanted to take a different
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By Barbara Pierce “The pandemic amplified just how dire personal finances are in today’s society,” said financial coach Christine Spiak, founder and CEO of
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By Barbara Pierce “911. What is the nature of your emergency?” came the reassuring voice of the 911 operator at 2:15 a.m. My husband
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A common issue not commonly discussed By Barbara Pierce Have you noticed that you’re often racing to the bathroom, sometimes leak when you laugh,
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By Megan Plete Postol Although menopause is natural, this does not mean it’s easy. Menopause is the gradual (inevitable) process of period cycles ending
Are you at risk for breast cancer?
By Barbara Pierce One in eight women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer over her lifetime. Your individual risk depends on several things: