Every day looks a little different at Thrive Upstate, particularly when it comes to the organization’s Head and Spinal Cord Injury services. From visits to community gardens to partnerships with […]
General Health
Dog Has Boot Scoot?
Five minutes into your dinner party, your dog meanders in to greet your guests. Seconds after he enters the room, he plops down and scoots his boot for about 2 […]
Traumatic Brain Injury: ‘Please Pray’
African author Igwe Daniel Kelechi once said, “Life is a journey, and the road we travel has twists and turns which sometimes lead us to unexpected places and unexpected people, […]
Public Health Concern: Fungal Infections
In the fall of 2019, the Paris Zoological Park in France debuted a strange-looking life form: a yellowish organism with no mouth, no eyes, no stomach, no distinct shape, no […]
Travel Offers Brain Boost
Whether they are enjoying a relaxing cruise, a trip to an exotic country or a simple journey through the woods to Grandma’s house, most travelers readily agree that escaping daily […]
Medical Waste Nears Crisis
Since COVID arrived early in 2020, there have been many increasing global health threats –pneumonia, streptococcus group A, lung infections, fungal pathogens and the mounting likelihood of additional pandemic viruses. […]
Truths About Men’s Depression
The statistics about men and suicides are alarming: Though men comprise 49% of the population, they account for 80% of all suicides. Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed […]
TikTok Wellness Trends
If you’ve spent a significant amount of time on TikTok and you are a reader of publications such as HealthLinks, it’s likely that you’ve come face-to-screen with the online health […]
Caregivers: Give Yourself Oxygen First
We all know the airline adage, “In case of a drop in cabin pressure, put the oxygen mask on yourself before helping others.” Caregivers, both professionals and those who offer […]
The Health Toll of Fight or Flight
Several years ago, while on a routine neighborhood walk near his home in Greenville, Tommy Lewis Neal came upon a large mastiff at the edge of an unfenced front yard. […]
“Cycle Sync” And Feel Better
Many internet trends are quite fleeting, even for their strongest supporters, but one trend that helps women align lifestyle choices with the various phases of their menstrual cycle could be […]
Get Up And Out: Patients Prescribed Exercise
Patients often expect to receive a prescription for medicine when they visit their doctor, but some doctors are now taking an innovative approach and prescribing exercise. An exercise prescription goes […]