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DPH recognizes May as Lyme Disease month

As warmer weather brings people outdoors and potentially in contact with ticks, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is recognizing Lyme Disease Awareness Month this May. According to DPH’s

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Health Expert Insists on Only 'Single Ingredient' Foods

We Are Not To Blame For Our Addiction to Ultra-Processed Foods, Says ExpertWith all the confusion and conflict about eating habits and what foods are good or bad for health, nutritionist and family health expert Randy Rolfe claims that the only way to get back to a healthy relationship to

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Global obesity deaths rise by 50 percent since 2000

In the year 2000, high BMI was the 11th leading risk factor in the world for shortening a person's life. By 2021, it had jumped to the sixth spot.

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Dermatologist reveals the one nail sign you shouldn't ignore

Dermatologist Lindsey Zubritsky is "begging" her 1.4 million TikTok followers to check their nails for a vertical line, which could indicate a subungual melanoma, a rare, but serious skin cancer.

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New director of West Virginia First Foundation starts laying out vision for opioid relief framework

The new director of the West Virginia First Foundation laid out a broad vision to move forward with the possibilities and responsibilities of the foundation that was established to distribute

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Potential new cancer treatments being tested

A University of Virginia School of Medicine scientist has opened the door for potential life-saving new treatments for cancer.

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Arlington Heights police bring on full-time crisis counselor despite cut in federal funding

Though federal grant funding runs out this summer, Arlington Heights trustees agreed Monday to commit village funds to keep a police department crisis counselor employed at least through the end of th...

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Paralyzed former Rutgers athlete expands bourbon brand into NY, donates $5.20 of every sale to research

Former Rutgers University defensive tackle Eric LeGrand is expanding his bourbon brand from New Jersey and Kentucky into New York and is donating proceeds from cases of liquor sold to find a cure for paralysis.

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