Tag: Medicine

SHAMOKIN — Ruth Snydermull has been attending the Shamokin drop-in center since the Northumberland County Organizational Resources for Community Outreach (NORCO) was established more than 20 years ago. NORCO’s drop-in centers — one in Shamokin and one in Sunbury — are...

Issey Moloney signed up for therapy through Britain’s National Health Service when she was just 12 years old. She was on a waiting list for four years. In the meantime, social media helped her feel less alone, says the now 17-year-old,...

The questions — from family, friends, acquaintances, professional contacts and people accustomed to seeing this face in an old photo the size of a thumbnail — have reached a tipping point. Most start politely and are well-meaning. Others meaner and approach...

OSCODA – “It was worth every minute,” said Angel Johnston, of her four-hour drive to Lumberman’s Monument in Oscoda Township, where she attended the Michigan Bushcraft Spring Gathering this past Saturday, May 7. The Three Rivers resident, joined by a friend...

OSCODA – “It was worth every minute,” said Angel Johnston, of her four-hour drive to Lumberman’s Monument in Oscoda Township, where she attended the Michigan Bushcraft Spring Gathering this past Saturday, May 7. The Three Rivers resident, joined by a friend...

Teaching magic tricks to children with disabilities can enhance their feelings of self-esteem and confidence, a study has shown. The study, published in Health Psychology Research, is a collaboration between the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Institute for Arts in Medicine,...

Editor’s note: Every community depends on the resources and support that nonprofit agencies provide people, whether physical, material or emotional. The Chronicle’s ongoing series, Nonprofit Spotlight, profiles the nonprofit agencies in Citrus County that exist to help make life better for...

ALPENA – Region 9 Area Agency on Aging is hosting a free Healthy Living Webinar Series via Zoom, on the third Friday of each month from 1 to 2 pm According to Brooke Mainville, special projects coordinator, Region 9 Area Agency...

Having spent nearly 30 years as a non- clinical health care insider, the treasure trove of knowledge that I’ve accumulated has been both fascinating and frustrating. It is very clear that those individuals who have decided health care as a career...

I love my sister-in-law Ronna. The first time I met her, she gave me the most incredible hug. It wasn’t obligatory, wimpy or semi-committal. It was a full-on bear hug, complete with belly contact and a stout, strong, enveloping embrace. She...