Handling the retirement of surefire, first-ballot Hall of Famer David Ortiz was not the only major issue facing the Boston Red Sox during the past offseason. The man credited with prolonging Ortiz’s career and ensuring that his final season was one of his most productive – Director of Sports Medicine Services, Dan Dyrek – was also leaving the organization.
Kaitlin Johnson is a vivacious 10-year-old who loves things that are pink and sparkly. She is home-schooled and her mother is her teacher. She loves Mexican food, especially shrimp tacos. But most of all: Kaitlin loves helping others and volunteering at Communities First, Inc.
Being someone’s hero isn’t something Pastor Tanya Cox set out to do. It just sort of happened for this blue jeans and boots-wearing country girl, the senior pastor at Eastside Church of the Nazarene in Flint. Four days a week, she commutes 30+ miles one way into the inner city from Tuscola County’s Otter Lake to preach, listen, help, and do her absolute best to permanently changes lives – one person at a time.
For many people, the thought of undergoing surgery is terrifying – so, My City Wellness “scrubbed in” to get up close with two talented local physicians as they performed state-of-the-art procedures. Our sincere thanks to doctors Bishr Al Dabagh, MD, FAAD and Marc Silver, MD for their gracious cooperation in creating this special section.
Dr. Michael Danic is an anesthesiologist with American Anesthesiology of Michigan. For the last ten years, he has been an affiliate of Genesys Regional Medical Center, where he is now the chairperson of the Department of Anesthesiology.
The term “Work-Life Balance” is, when you boil it down, kind of strange. The implication, it seems to me, is that “work” and “life” are somehow separate things and that a proper “balance” between the two involves somehow keeping them properly separated. Those of us who both live and work, however, likely experience something different.
Have you been putting off getting a colonoscopy because the very thought of it fills you with dread and terror? You are not alone! I personally witness so much fear around this procedure. Guess what? The fear is unnecessary. The procedure, however, can save your life. So, I’m sharing the three biggest fears about getting a colonoscopy … and why they shouldn’t prevent you from making that appointment.
Coronary heart disease – damage or disease in the heart’s major blood vessels – affects approximately 15 million Americans and is the leading cause of death, worldwide. The usual cause is a build-up of plaque (fat deposits) on the inner walls of the coronary arteries, which narrows them and limits blood flow to the heart.
Written by/Reprinted with Permission from the National Cancer Institute
By Lisa Collins, RN & Jennifer Paling, RN
