Flu chat recap and Q&A: Health chats

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Though the infectious disease at the top of most people’s minds this week may be Ebola, due to recent news of its diagnosis in a man in Dallas, we’re all much more likely to contend with a more common virus this fall and winter:...

Morning Briefing for Oct. 2

Free workshop for managing long-term health conditions BENNINGTON — Do you or someone you know have a long-term health condition? The Vt. Blueprint for Health is excited to offer a free Healthier Living Workshop at 4:30-7 p.m., on Thursday evenings from Sept. 18...

A family physician misses hospital rounds

As a family doctor, I had the privilege of sitting down at the hospital recently with Mr. M, a longstanding patient of mine, and his family. Mr. M is a college-educated engineer, struggling near the end of his life with end-stage kidney disease, dialysis, severe...

Doctors Say Enterovirus Is Common

LANSING, MI (WLNS) – Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital released a statement on Tuesday confirming two cases of the D-68 strain of the Enterovirus, and while the infections are common, according to their report, there are more than 100 different strains that...