Posts in tag

Sports

Technology

Students brought posters and banners to a forum on Friday, Feb. 10, where many protested the administration’s decision to move the libraries to an all-digital model and downgrade some campuses’ sports programs. Photo by Peter D’Auria/VTDigger Vermont State University administrators apologized Friday, after students and community members expressed surprise and anger over changes to libraries …

Health News

T-R PHOTOS BY SUSANNA MEYER — Jaime Hooley, a PA-C (physician assistant, certified) for the UnityPoint Health Family Medicine Clinic, cut the ribbon at the facility’s open house on Tuesday night. The UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Family Medicine Clinic hosted a ribbon cutting and open house on Tuesday evening to celebrate the newly remodeled building and …

Health News

We know the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of many of us, especially teens. Now new research from the American Academy Of Pediatrics conference shows kids who had their sports seasons canceled suffered significantly during that time. Teen athletes reported high levels of anxiety and depression and low levels of …

Health News

SARANAC LAKE — The affordable housing shortage is impacting the local health care industry. As local hospitals and biotech businesses struggle to add more staff, industry leaders say housing is a major hindrance to hiring, and they’re turning to new, unique ways to try to attract and keep doctors, nurses, lab workers and …

Health News

OBSERVER Photo by M.J. Stafford On a sunny Lake Erie morning in August, National Walleye Tour Championship boats exit Dunkirk Harbor. Lake Erie’s status is called “poor and unchanging” in a new report co-sponsored by the U.S. and Canadian governments. The lake “supports a productive walleye fishery, but elevated nutrient concentrations …

Health News

Noble County went from one of the lowest rates of new COVID-19 cases in Ohio to among the highest, according to the latest numbers from the state Department of Health, though the actual increase was just 30 cases. Each Thursday, the state publishes the rate of new cases per 100,000 people over the …

Health News

NEW ULM — The Brown County Board will consider a request Tuesday for three public health care workers to attend the Minnesota Cares Wellness Workshop Oct. 6-7 in Minneapolis. The conference is provided as a way to thank health care workers and to promote healing and wellness among the health care community including …

Health News

MARIETTA — Memorial Health System has announces it has achieved Primary Stroke through the Accreditation Commission for Health Care for the services of stroke care. Certification is a process through which healthcare organizations demonstrate compliance with national standards. Certification by the commission reflects an organization’s dedication and commitment to meeting standards that facilitate …

Health News

You’re starting to see it more and more: Schools and universities are paying more attention to mental health than they have before, and it’s long overdue. College life is fun and rewarding, but it always be stressful, especially if a student takes a full-load of classes and works a part-time, or even a …

Health News

Times Observer photo by Brian Ferry Lander Hope Clinic at the intersection of Route 957 and Miller Hill Road opened in June. The Lander Hope Clinic was founded on the experiences of Janeen Beard. A few years ago, Beard was feeling lifeless and fatigued. Moving hurt. She was looking to improve …