STREETSBORO, Ohio — Streetsboro head football coach Pete Thompson is taking Coach Beyond training, a program through Ohio State University that trains coaches about youth mental health. What You Need To Know Coach Beyond is a program at Ohio State that teaches coaches about mental-health challenges student athletes can face It’s a part of the university’s LiFEsports … Read more
There was some hopeful news this week in the fight against Lyme disease. Pfizer and Valneva are moving into phase 3 of their Lyme disease vaccine study after finding it demonstrated a strong immune response. Around 6,000 people will participate in a study in the popular Lyme-disease regions of the U.S. and Europe. It comes … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — A Tampa area nonprofit, Seniors in Service, is working to help older adults feel less lonely and isolated as they age. What You Need To Know Trained volunteers offer “companionship as medicine” First responders who frequently receive non-emergency calls can partner to refer lonely seniors Volunteer as a Health Buddy Seniors in Service … Read more
States that declared themselves refuges for transgender people have essentially issued an invitation: Get your gender-affirming health care here without fearing prosecution at home. Now that bans on such care for minors are taking effect around the country — Texas could be next, depending on the outcome of a court hearing this week — patients and their families are … Read more
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — At ActivAge Adult Day Care, activity directors at this business pride themselves on making most days a party for their patrons. What You Need To Know ActivAge Adult Day Care is incoporating artificial intellingence to improve the entertainment of its guests In partnership with ConnectCareHero, ActivAge is using a program they created … Read more
For Chris Bradley, the feeling was an indescribable rush. “It was an overwhelming euphoric sensation to my head and then a lightheadedness and almost made my knees felt like jelly. And it was an instant,” he said. Bradley is talking about his experience with Juul. He vaped e-cigarettes for three years. He started at 21 … Read more
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The recent headlines of sudden cardiac arrests have people far beyond the sports world asking about why the hearts of some athletes seem to fail them more than others. What You Need To Know Young Black male athletes are experiencing higher rates of sudden cardiac arrest One study showed the … Read more