PHOENIX — As schools reopen for another year, they are focused on improving student attendance. But back-to-school is hitting just as COVID-19 cases are increasing, raising the question: When is a child too sick for school? School absences surged during the pandemic and have yet to recover. ...

NEW YORK — Unexpectedly high medical bills are common in the United States, but there are ways to get relief. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, one in five Americans are affected by outstanding medical debt, for a total cost of $88 billion. In a 2022 study, the bureau ...

The numbers regarding the global incidence of diabetes are terrifying. This disease of excessive sugar in the bloodstream is well known for the many complications occurring too frequently. Some of them are well recognized and generally common knowledge, like the heart problems and blindness. ...

As I have discussed previously, one of my very favorite healthy foods is peanut butter. Peanut butter can be eaten as a snack, perhaps as a spoonful out of your jar of peanut butter, on a sandwich, or as a healthy food item added to numerous recipes. Be aware that two tablespoons of peanut ...

MARQUETTE — UP Health System–Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program has six new physicians. On July 1, the program welcomed Nada Attia, MD; John Bradtke, MD; Ellen Cravens, DO; Brittanie Floyd, MD; Claire Spivey, DO; and Chelsea Travis, MD. “This is always an exciting time of year ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This material was originally published in The Mining Journal on May 7, 2019. On an autumn Sunday, just after he had his morning coffee, 57 year old Adam Bloom, became aware of his own heartbeat. It wasn’t the faster heart rate he remembered from his younger self–after a ...