Quay Snyder flies more than 130 times a year on commercial flights. As an aerospace medicine specialist, pilot and flight instructor, he feels perfectly safe in the air. But after each flight, to put … more

An increasingly diverse population of Americans is coming through the doors of our hospitals every day, speaking different languages, reflecting different cultures and having very different … more

WILLIAMSVILLE — The Manitou Project will hold a Healing Walk today, 4 to 6 p.m. This meditative walk on Manitou's Sanctuary Trail will be led by Fred Taylor, and will include poems or other … more

BRATTLEBORO — Brattleboro Memorial Hospital has implemented the American Heart Association's Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Program to increase patient survival.More than 200,000 … more

TOWNSHEND — The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont (NAMI Vermont) is offering a new family support group in Townshend on the second Tuesday of every month, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The … more

It's vacation season, and we all agree we should take a break from work. But that doesn't mean we should take a break from working out. Working out is a great habit that, once broken, can be hard to … more

"I would hope that within a very few years . . . instead of this being a seven-day wonder this will become a fairly commonplace affair." Those prescient words were spoken by Robert Edwards, a … more

CHICAGO — Hopes are rising again for a drug to alter the course of Alzheimer's disease after decades of failures. An experimental therapy slowed mental decline by 30 percent in patients who got … more

Q: My husband's doctor prescribed finasteride to treat his enlarged prostate, and he's been taking it for years. Gradually, the side effects became noticeable, specifically erectile dysfunction. … more

CHESHIRE COUNTY — A Wellness nurse from Home Healthcare, Hospice & Community Services will be available at the following Nurse Is In clinics where you can have your blood pressure checked … more