Humanity comes in all shapes and sizes. Some people are tall and some short, some thin and some wide. The same variation holds true for our skeletal structure, which may manifest in a wider foot or a slimmer foot. What about a longer one versus a shorter foot. And what about the height of your ...

[This is the fifth part in a series that examines what stigma looks like and how it damages those who receive it.] While people believe they are justified in stigmatizing someone in recovery from an alcohol (or other substance) use disorder, their stigmatizing is based on false, negative ...

HOUGHTON — As more specialized crisis lines have grown in popularity, a line that has served Copper Country residents in need for more than half a century will be discontinued. The Copper Shores Community Health Foundation’s crisis line, run by the former Dial Help, is being discontinued ...

Are you of European or Scandinavian heritage? You may have a higher prepotency for skin cancer. The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) reveals skin cancer is the nation’s most common cancer. AAD research estimates daily 9,500 Americans are diagnosed with the disease. Background on Your ...

[This is the fourth part in a series that examines what stigma looks like and how it damages those who receive it.] In July 2021, the Atlantic published an article that came right to the point in its title: America Has a Drinking Problem. “Few things are more American than drinking ...

Modern medicine is in a constant state of change, owing largely to innumerable studies and the subsequent accumulation of knowledge. New techniques are discovered, and new medicines developed, the result of research performed over the years (as well as practical experience, of course). Perhaps ...