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Men’s Health Month

Men’s Health Month: WAUSAU, Wis. – Men’s Health Month is a reminder that small, consistent steps can lead to lasting improvements in well-being. One of the best things we can do for our health is build a relationship with a primary care provider we know and trust and stay up to ...

Guest opinion : Mike Blake

MARQUETTE —In today's world filled with negative information, bad news and aggressive personalities, every once in a while, we run into something positive on all of those counts. We often are subjected to watching, reading, hearing and experiencing what can be perceived as more bad news than ...

Raising awareness

DULUTH, MN — “The top misconception that people have about speech therapy is that we just help people talk,” shared Cheryl Mansell, a speech-language pathologist with Aspirus Health. In reality, that aspect of speech therapy only scratches the surface. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders, an estimated 17.9 million U.S. adults ages 18 and older reported having a problem with their voice in the past 12 months, highlighting just one of the many areas where speech-language pathologists provide care. The terms speech-language ...

Keeping healthy near the water

LANSING, Michigan – As summer approaches, the Michigan Departments of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) are reminding Michigan residents living near or visiting area waters to keep an eye out for ...

Investing in the U.P.’s Youngest

MARQUEETTE — A baby born in Marquette and a baby born in Ann Arbor arrive with the same theoretical access to care, but the Marquette baby's mother may have driven past two hospitals that don’t have the capacity to deliver a baby, rationed gas money between appointments and groceries, or ...

Michigan teen tobacco use ticks up

Editors note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. LANSING — While teen tobacco use in Michigan remains far below historic highs, data shows it’s beginning to rise again, fueling ...