Who’s still stuffed? I know I am. In fact, I am not just stuffed but feeling a tad bit glutinous. I ate my fill. And even with all the love […]
Tag: health
Beating the winter blues
There is something about the holidays that fills your entire body with joy. Joy from being with family, staying inside more with people you love, holiday cheer all around, chilly […]
The impact you give
Who’s ready for the holidays? I know I am! I absolutely love this time of year, less for the weather and more for the community coming together to spread love […]
Rural patients in ICUs with COVID at higher risk of dying
WVU Today The earliest wave of COVID-19 spared much of rural America, striking people who live in urban areas with far more frequency. The latest surge was different, however. Nonmetropolitan […]
COLUMN: An 80/20 balance throughout the holidays
Have you ever heard of the 80/20 rule? Well this vague description is a perfect remedy for the holidays when they hit. People tend to give up on diets or […]
COLUMN: Do you know your purpose?
Purpose — do you have it, do you lack it, did you ever take a look at what you thought it was for you and then second guessed it? Purpose […]
Carrier leaves MCHD for private practice, Kassar ‘next dentist up’
“I think his biggest challenge was trying to convince people that they could get top-of-the-line dental service at the health department,” Monongalia County Health Officer Dr. Lee Smith said. “He […]
Save a Life Day
Monongalia County Health Department About 1,408 doses of naloxone reached the hands of the general public on Saturday during Save a Life Day, an effort to make the medication, which […]
COLUMN: Make the switch and eat in
Be honest, how often do you eat out a week? Is it because you’re too busy, maybe you just don’t like to cook, better yet who likes to clean? Eating […]
Increased flu cases may follow previous historically low season
MORGANTOWN—With winter just around the corner, area experts have some concerns of what last year’s mild influenza season might mean for the coming one. “I don’t know which way it […]
