Health and Wellness

3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (374+ words) BOSTON, MA — A Boston Arts Academy custodian was honored recently after a kidney donation helped save the life of a teacher’s younger brother. Andrew Allen received the Unsung Hero Award during a National Custodian Day appreciation event at Boston Arts…...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago   (239+ words) Denise Brown learned harsh truths about domestic violence after her sister Nicole Brown Simpson was murdered. Since then, Brown has dedicated her life to advocating for victims and now has poured everything she’s learned into her new memoir, “For My…...

1+ day, 6+ min ago   (144+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - Jacksonville Memorial Hospital’s Walking for Wellness program starts next week. The free indoor walking program kicks off Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the JHS Bowl, 215 S. Church St., and continues through March 25, 2027. Walking for Wellness is a chance for…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1626+ words) The Floral City Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Partners’ Support Group will meet at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, in the Hilton Hall Fellowship Hall of the Floral City Methodist Church at 8480 E. Marvin St., across from the Floral City Elementary School....

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (328+ words) TOTS were delighted to welcome a special visitor to their Teddy Bears' Picnic. Friendly bear Ace, Ardgowan Hospice's mascot, proved a big hit with children at Madeira Nursery in Greenock. Youngsters brought in their own teddies as part of an…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (326+ words) TOTS were delighted to welcome a special visitor to their Teddy Bears' Picnic. Friendly bear Ace, Ardgowan Hospice's mascot, proved a big hit with children at Madeira Nursery in Greenock. Youngsters brought in their own teddies as part of an…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (341+ words) A teddy bear-themed charity walk has raised more than £2,300 for a hospital's new children's unit. NHS staff from University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) took part in the Teddy Bear Trek, walking from Poole Hospital to Royal Bournemouth Hospital to raise funds…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (397+ words) Karina Kubasak, Manager of Content and Coverage, Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. – Jacksonville residents laced up their sneakers Saturday for the American Heart Association’s First Coast Heart Walk, gathering at Ford on Bay to raise awareness about heart health, prevention and life-saving…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (176+ words) The clinic is located at 2515 Northwest Arterial and open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, a press release states. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be... Hy-Vee Inc.’s healthcare arm has opened a clinic in…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (406+ words) Registration is still open for the Partners Pink Run to be held Saturday, Oct. 10, to benefit Partners for Breast Cancer Care. Held at Bell Tower Shops in Fort Myers, the annual 5K raises funds to help Partners for Breast Cancer Care…...