On a sunny day in May with only slivers of snow still on the ground, I stopped at the grocery store and bought a pack of two Twinkies. It wasn’t a particularly brave act, I admit, but still an unusual one for me. I didn’t do it because of a sudden craving for a Twinkie, but rather as a ...
Everything is back to normal, isn’t it? More and more, it seems that way. During a recent day of shopping (more than one store), I noticed mask use was rare. Social distancing is clearly a thing of the past. Did we survive the pandemic? Did you know that is a Greek term, pan meaning ...
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed May as Hepatitis Awareness Month and this Thursday as Hepatitis Testing Day in Michigan. In recognition, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is urging Michiganders to get tested for hepatitis B and C and highlighting one year of progress of the department’s We Treat Hep C Initiative. Launched on April 1, 2021, the initiative is designed to eliminate hepatitis C virus in Michigan by increasing access to hepatitis C treatment among Michigan Medicaid and Healthy Michigan Plan beneficiaries. Since April 1, 2021, nearly ...
There is no question that ever since penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928, that antibiotics have been used to save countless lives combating infectious diseases. In fact, most persons reading this have experienced the power of thoughtful and responsible use of physician ...
NEWBERRY — “There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature.” Henry David Thoreau, one of America’s most celebrated Transcendentalist philosophers and writers, once went into the woods to “live deliberately.” He and so ...
Congress designated May as National Military Appreciation Month in 1999 to ensure the nation was given the chance to publicly show our appreciation for all our military personnel who are serving at the present time and those who have served in the past. This month reminds us to honor the ...
