Medical-Spirituality Conference to explore life’s meaning in the face of difficult diagnosis
DAYTON — The Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine is offering its annual Medical-Spirituality Conference, “The Soul Work of Living and Dying,” on...
February is AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
Columbus— More than 2 million Americans ages 50 and over have age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to the Prevent Blindness report, “Future of Vision:...
Weight loss surgery education seminars scheduled for February
DAYTON —Joon Shim, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, a fellowship-trained, minimally invasive and bariatric surgeon with Wright State Physicians, will speak at two weight loss surgery...
UVMC plans Parkinson’s class
TROY — Upper Valley Medical Center (UVMC) will host a 12-week Delay the Disease program, March 13 through May 29.Classes will be Tuesdays from...
JTDMH gets five stars
ST. MARYS — Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys is the only area hospital to have received a five-star rating by Hospital...
Parkinson’s program planned at UVMC
TROY — A program whose goals include delaying the progression of Parkinson’s disease symptoms focuses on individual’s weaknesses, not their strengths, program cofounder Jackie...
Bender makes 300th gift of blood
SIDNEY — Fort Loramie donor Roger Bender had a lot to be thankful for during Thanksgiving week.It started with the success of the Shelby...
Area blood drives set for December
SIDNEY — Donors can “Be a Deer” by supporting the an area community blood drive in December The “Be a Deer – Donate Blood”...
Buckeye Man in Sidney
SIDNEY — Larry Lokai, known as the Buckeye Man for his fanatical support of the Ohio State University sports teams, will appear in Sidney,...
Free hernia screenings set
VERSAILLES — Miami County Surgeons will offer free hernia screenings to the community, Nov. 29, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Stillwater Family Care,...