Health News
Features
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Fact From Fiction
Dr. Haight Dispels COVID-19 Myths and Explains Why He Trusts the Vaccine
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Healing Paws
A Service Dog, A Veteran, and the Journey Back From the Edge
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Pop Quiz: Pet Allergies? Get the Facts on the Best Way to Cope
Pet Allergies? Get the Facts on the Best Way to Cope
Columns
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Editor’s Dose: More than just comfort food
Reading this article on food “made with love” for the sick really brought back some memories. As a young teenager, my mother had to undergo open heart surgery twice within four years. She has a blood disorder that causes her body to produce too many of the clot-forming platelets. Adding to that complications of…
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Body, mind & spirit
Taking Care of the Caregiver: Managing Stress that can Lead to Health Issues Caregivers or patient advocates usually spend many hours in doctor’s offices, hospitals or clinics. But beset by stress for a loved one, they may go from crisis to crisis without stopping to consider their own health. “They’re not there to just…
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Healthy Cook: Made with love
Classic ‘go-to’ nutrition for the sick “I don’t feel good. I don’t want t-h-a-a-t. Don’t we have something e-l-s-e?” “Wid a cod in de node I can’t taste anyding, anyway.” “My tummy feels funny.” We were told to feed a cold and starve a fever. Or is it starve a cold and feed a fever?…
