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Tuesday: Health

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month

MARQUETTE — The month of April has been recognized as National Parkinson’s Awareness Month. The theme for this year’s awareness month is #FutureOfPD. The goal of this year’s campaign is to continue to raise awareness about the disease, its symptoms and the Parkinson’s Foundation, ...

Talk with the Doc: Nursing is a most noble profession

As a physician who has practiced medicine for many years, I have had the honor to be able to work with the nursing staff in multiple hospitals and in medical offices. We are so very blessed in this country to have our dedicated nurses who provide excellent care to our patients who are in need ...

BA.2 variant takes over. What’s known about it?

In the latest battle of the coronavirus mutants, an extra-contagious version of omicron has taken over the world. The coronavirus version known as BA.2 is now dominant in at least 68 countries, including the United States. The World Health Organization says it makes up about 94% of ...

Marquette organization aims to make outdoors accessible

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula is well known for its wide variety of outdoor activities. The region has no shortage of hiking, skiing, hunting and fishing opportunities. However, U.P. residents with limited physical mobility can’t always access these recreational opportunities. Due to ...

Michigan autism group launches health and wellness campaign

MARQUETTE — The Autism Alliance of Michigan announced Monday that it has launched a $1.5 million health and wellness campaign in honor of April being Autism Awareness month. The campaign is aiming to expand health and wellness opportunities for Michigan residents living with autism. This ...

Urology Pearls

In my spare time, I love to cook. I aim to recreate in my cooking the taste, textures, and flavors that I have experienced in my childhood in the restaurants on Mount Carmel, in Haifa, the city in which I grew up, along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. I approach cooking as scientific ...