Science can explain a broken heart; can science also help heal it?
Fourteen months after a debilitating breakup, I realize things need to change.
America’s health system isn’t ready for the surge of seniors with disabilities
The number of older adults with disabilities — difficulty with walking, seeing, hearing, memory, cognition, or performing daily tasks such as bathing or using the bathroom — will soar in the decades ahead, as baby boomers enter their 70s, 80s, and 90s.
Dawn Kessinger: Share a meal — Feeding those with no appetite
In January of 2020, I found myself at Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. I had a brain tumor and needed surgery to remove it, but first my neurosurgeon wanted to get the swelling in my brain under control.
Ask the Pediatrician: How to choose safer personal care products for families
Every day, we all use many personal care products such as soaps, lotion, hair products and toothpaste. Some of these products can contain chemicals such as phthalates, which have been linked to health effects, such as interfering with the hormone system.
Reminisce: Well-shooting business boomed for Hercules Torpedo in 1888
In the spring of 1889, the city editor of the Lima Daily Times journeyed to the semi-secluded home of one of Lima’s newest industries, describing a route “along the banks of the meandering Swinona (Hog Creek),” past the cemetery, the land of Benjamin C. Faurot and the residence of James McBeth to an area southwest of the city in Shawnee Township.
Broadway series rolls on with ‘Come From Away’
LIMA — Lima’s Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center will get a new musical on stage this Thursday night that will bring a different take on a major historical event.
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Real Life Mama: Positively sure that God’s got this
Listen, I am a pretty positive person – like I am proud of that about me. Typically, I can take just about anything thrown at me, digest it and find some sort of good. There’s a reason for it – God has it. I just need to put it all in His hands and trust Him.
On Nutrition: Sniffing out relief for loss of smell and taste
John T. reads this column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and writes about his experience with COVID-19: “I had minimal symptoms with the exception of my loss of taste and smell. I am a little concerned as it is approaching 8 weeks since I have been negative for COVID and I have never recovered from my loss of taste and smell. Will this just pass in time or should I be concerned? Any ideas, suggestions would be much appreciated. I have an appointment with an ENT doctor in mid-February regarding this.”
To make science more approachable, ‘Curiosity’ series takes viewers behind the scenes of scientists’...
CHICAGO — Stepping inside Erin Adams’ lab at the University of Chicago is a bit overstimulating.
