SmartHealthToday: Skin cancer is common, but one of easiest forms to detect — here’s how
By Shelly Reese SmartHealthToday Skin cancer is by far the most common type of cancer. Fortunately, it is also one…
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SmartHealthToday: Once engaged in an activity, children sometimes want to quit; what to do?
By Colleen Weinkam SmartHealthToday If you haven’t experienced it yet as a parent, you will: Your child sulking off the…
SmartHealthToday: ‘Oxidative stress’ (not your kids) is causing that gray hair
By Colleen Weinkam SmartHealthToday You know how people like to say stress from their kids gave them their gray hair?…
SmartHealthToday: Here’s nutritional scoop on those (unavoidable?) fast food breakfast sandwiches
Let’s face it: Sometimes the mornings are so rushed, or you have to get kids out the door, or you’re…
Matt Hollenkamp named vice president/marketing for St. Elizabeth Healthcare system
St. Elizabeth Healthcare has hired Matthew Hollenkamp to fill a newly created Vice President-level marketing leadership slot at the regional…
SmartHealthToday: You’re working out, in keeping with resolutions, but you may be ‘overusing’
By Rory Glynn SmartHealthToday People who resolved to get in shape in 2016 have several months of workouts under their…
SmartHealthToday: Is that a ‘sinus headache’ you are suffering — or is it really a migraine?
By Shelly Reese SmartHealthToday Spring is here, pollen is in the air, there’s a change in the weather and sinus…
Brent Cooper: Support syringe access exchange — our collective health (and lives) are at stake
Before you make up your mind about the proposed syringe access exchange program (aka needle exchange), you need to first…
SmartHealthToday: Shape up now, middle-agers, or regret your small brain later
By Shelly Reese SmartHealthToday As if there isn’t enough evidence that exercise is good for you, researchers have found that…
St. E’s Christina Rust receives CDC national award for efforts to promote childhood immunization in NKY
Christina Rust, Maternal Child Health Education Specialist with St. Elizabeth Healthcare, has been named CDC Childhood Immunization Champion for her…
Florence native Stephen Toadvine named president of Baptist Health Medical Group
Stephen Toadvine, MD, has been named president of Baptist Health Medical Group (BHMG). As president, he will assume executive responsibilities…
April is Autism Awareness Month: here are tips for parents and some myths debunked for the rest of us
By St. Elizabeth News Service In recognition of April as Autism Awareness Month, Dr. James Hahn, a pediatrician with St….
SmartHealthToday: Some tips for preventing eye injuries — we only have two and should protect them
By Colleen Weinkam SmartHealthToday Most commonly, children injure their eyes while they’re at school, while they’re playing or while they’re…
SmartHealthToday: Does having high blood sugar mean you’re diabetic? Not necessarily
By Dave Malaska SmartHealthToday Roughly 29 million people in the United States have various levels of diabetes. For many years,…
Brent Cooper: Including women’s basketball, amazing things are happening at Thomas More
There are some amazing things happening at Thomas More College (TMC) these days. In case you hadn’t heard, their ladies…
Get your team together for annual HeartChase NKY, amazing race benefitting American Heart Association
It’s time to sign up your team for the annual HeartChase NKY, a family-friendly amazing race that benefits the American…
SmartHealthToday: It isn’t too soon to talk about season allergies; here are some tips
By Rory Glynn SmartHealthToday Think it’s too soon to talk about seasonal allergies? Think again. A mild winter is the…
SmartHealthToday: Keep your children safe from common household poisons
Keeping your children safe from unintentional poisonings in their homes or communities is what National Poison Prevention Week is all…
SmartHealthToday: Tips for helping your older kids understand what’s coming when new baby’s on way
By Colleen Weinkam SmartHealthToday When a new baby is on the way, helping your older kids understand the changes that…
People in the News: Taylor, Nields joining state UW board; KYTC’s Fields recognized as associate of year
Two NKyians join state United Way board Angie Taylor, retired v.p. of Workforce Solutions at Gateway, and Rosanne Nields, a…
Excitement mounts as KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16 comes to NKy for first time, thanks to St. E. Healthcare
By Rory Glynn SmartHealthToday St. Elizabeth Healthcare is the new title sponsor for the premier event in Kentucky high school…
SmartHealthToday: Choosing the right extracurricular activity for your child — it’s OK to push a little
By Colleen Weinkam SmartHealthToday When your kids are young, picking and choosing extracurricular activities is something of a free-for-all. You…