“Josh,” age 45, was just beginning to experience some of the aggravating physical complaints common to middle age. Having packed on more than a few extra pounds, his BMI of 29 placed him well within the ranks of the overweight and right on the cusp of obesity. Once-simple activities like climbing the stairs left him out of breath, his knee joints ached, and lower-back pain frequently prevented him from getting restful sleep.

The technology to screen long-time smokers for lung cancer has been available for several years. This innovative technique, called low-dose screening CT of chest, makes it possible for doctors to identify lung cancer at an early stage, before patients begin to show symptoms and when the disease is most treatable and potentially curable. Unfortunately, far too few people who are at high risk of developing lung cancer—the number-one cancer killer in both men and women—are taking advantage of the opportunity to be screened.

Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is associated with several forms of cancer. Most notable among them is cervical cancer, which claims the lives of approximately 260,000 women worldwide each year, but this virus is also commonly linked to anal, oropharyngeal, vulvar, vaginal, penile, and other cancers. The good news is, cervical cancer and other HPV-related cancers are now largely preventable through timely vaccination.

During this pandemic, the warm-weather holidays—Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day—have come and gone, leaving in their wake a rise in the number of people who’ve tested positive for COVID-19. Now comes a late-autumn holiday that poses its own challenges: Thanksgiving.

A: Yes, it’s true. Researchers have found a higher percentage of individuals with a diagnosis of diabetes have hearing loss compared to non-diabetic individuals regardless of age. Based on this data, the researchers estimated that there was a 28 percent prevalence of at least mild hearing loss in people with diabetes. When patients were tested, it seemed there was a stronger relationship between diabetes and high-frequency hearing loss than there was between diabetes and low- or mid-frequency hearing loss. But, we also know that as we age, we lose our capability to hear high frequencies, leaving us also with a high frequency hearing loss.

While living in the middle of a global pandemic, one thing is certain, these times are like no other. As a licensed professional counselor (LPC), I have heard firsthand from clients how COVID-19 has impacted their lives and how they have dealt with the related stressors. Not surprisingly, I heard about their personal struggles, but I also heard about victories clients experienced during this season of isolation. Clients shared their struggles and victories in very real ways that should give us all hope.

Though most of the clients currently taking advantage of the Super Slow Training method offered at TriggerPoint are in their 40s, this evidence-based, time-efficient exercise solution is gaining popularity among people of all ages—including individuals well into their senior years.

Though most of the clients currently taking advantage of the Super Slow Training method offered at TriggerPoint are in their 40s, this evidence-based, time-efficient exercise solution is gaining popularity among people of all ages—including individuals well into their senior years.

Though most of the clients currently taking advantage of the Super Slow Training method offered at TriggerPoint are in their 40s, this evidence-based, time-efficient exercise solution is gaining popularity among people of all ages—including individuals well into their senior years.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is underway, and although this year’s observance may look quite different than it has in the past due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the message remains the same—with proper awareness and early detection, successful treatment of breast cancer is possible.