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SMITHVILLE – When the COVID-19 pandemic first shut down the Smithville Public Library, it was as if a vital community artery had been severed.
“We did see a lot of anxiety when people felt cut off…
The city of Boston unveiled a report on Wednesday detailing increasing mental health issues among city residents — particularly youth — as well as a $21 million initiative to improve services over the next five years.
“Our youth are in crisis,” said Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission. “Many young people in Boston are struggling with their mental health and wellbeing. … An increasing number of high school students have considered and even planned suicide.”
From 2015 to 2021, the percentage of public high school students reporting persistent sadness increased from 26% to almost 44%,…
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s taken a little bit, but most reservoirs across Utah are looking healthy as they reached nearly-full water levels after years of drought conditions.
As of Thursday, over half of the state’s reservoirs were over 85 percent full, with only three (Gunnison, Smith and Morehouse, Yuba) under the 60 percent mark.
When all of Utah’s reservoirs are combined, they are at 84% full, which is a 32% increase over the same time in 2023 and 21% over the median.
The following reservoirs are at full or near-full capacity:
Big Sand Wash – 99.4%
Deer Creek –…
If you head to Insure.com to review your health plan options, you’ll find Kaiser Permanente listed as the top health insurer in the nation.
Insure.com recently rated us at the top of its Best Health Insurance Companies of 2024 list. We also earned the top rating for affordability, customer satisfaction, and trustworthiness.
Second year in a row
Insure.com reviewed more than 70 health insurance companies in the US
It used industry data to put together its list. It also used a survey of consumers — a mix of people with health insurance and people looking to buy health insurance.
The…
Making alcohol-free beer more widely available on draft nudges people towards healthier choices, research suggests.
A new study led by the University of Bristol found that making the drinks more visible and easier to purchase in bars led to an increase in sales of non-alcoholic beer.
Alcohol can lead to weight gain, addiction and has been linked to seven types of cancer, including mouth, upper throat, larynx, esophagus, breast and bowel cancer.
Offering alcohol-free options is often seen as a good alternative for people who want to be healthier.
For the new study, researchers from the university’s Tobacco and Alcohol…
The teams, generally consisting of a licensed clinician and a peer support specialist, operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
More mobile crisis outreach teams, or MCOTs, are getting ready to roll in Montgomery County, Maryland.
The teams, generally consisting of a licensed clinician and a peer support specialist, operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Currently, there are three MCOTs operating across the county — and a grant to add two more teams has been secured.
Another two teams could be added in the future — they’re included in Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich’s FY2025…
NOT SO HEALTHY: There is also one type of ‘healthy’ cereal you may want to avoid (Image: Getty)
Breakfast is often said to be the most important meal of the day, but not all breakfasts are the same. A doctor explained that some cereals are much better for you than others.
Talking to Express.co.uk, Doctor Deborah Lee – from the Doctor Fox Online Pharmacy – talks about which cereals are good and bad for your health. She said: “You simply can’t beat a bowl of porridge oats.
“Oats are a type of whole grain – this means the grains are…
A former chief medical officer of health for New Brunswick died on Friday in Fredericton.
According to an obituary posted on McAdam’s Funeral Home, Dr. Eilish Cleary died of ovarian cancer at age 60. Cleary, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, served as the chief medical officer in New Brunswick for eight years.
Cleary’s obituary states she became the youngest doctor in Ireland at the age of 22 and moved to Canada in 1998. She worked in Manitoba before moving to New Brunswick.
Cleary was dismissed from her position as chief medical officer in 2015, which shocked and angered many…