MCMH Contributor Dr. Weeks is board certified in family medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine. She completed her internship in Family Medicine and a…
Category: Health
World AIDS Day: Preventing the stigma
Adyson Hammock reporter@greenepublishing.com Every year, on Dec. 1, we commemorate World AIDS Day, aimed to promote awareness and destigmatize the subject of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and…
National Influenza Vaccination Week promotes vaccination
Leah Androski reporter@greenepublishing.com Monday, Dec. 4 through Friday, Dec. 8, is National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW). NIVW is typically recognized in December and serves as a reminder to everyone six months and…
Movember: Grow a mustache for men’s health
Adyson Hammock news@greenepublishing.com Throughout the month of November, men are encouraged to grow out their mustache to open the conversation about men’s health, including mental health, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. Men’s…
SWAT gives Florida youth tools needed to help reduce tobacco industry’s influence
Florida Department of Health Contributor The need for youth to speak up and make their voices heard about issues they care about is important now more than ever, which is why one…
Long-Term Care Awareness Month
Adyson Hammock reporter@greenepublishing.com Long-term care, which is a familiar term to many Americans, is when a caregiver or caregivers watch over an individual in order to help them with everyday tasks and…
Take a stand during Red Ribbon Week
Danny Federico news@greenepublishing.com Red Ribbon Week is a national drug-use prevention campaign that begins each year on Oct. 23 and ends on Oct. 31. The Red Ribbon Campaign was created in 1985…
From diagnosis to hope: Navigating life with Peters Anomaly
Lee Trawick news@greenepublishing.com Mine and Lorin’s daughter, Malerie Dawsyn Trawick, was born at 37 weeks on Monday, Sept. 11, weighing 4 pounds and 15 ounces. Lorin had to undergo a c-section, where…
Peters Anomaly
Lee Trawick news@greenepublishing.com Peters Anomaly is a very rare, congenital eye disorder that affects the iris, corneal endothelium and Descemet’s membrane. It involves thinning and clouding of the cornea and attachment of…
October is Blind Awareness Month: Louis Braille
Lee Trawick news@greenepublishing.com Louis Braille was born 20 miles outside of Paris, France, on Jan. 4, 1809. At the age of three, he suffered a life-altering eye injury that left him completely…
MCMH to offer mammograms to Madison County
Leah Androski reporter@greenepublishing.com On Friday, Oct. 20, from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Madison County Memorial Hospital (MCMH) is offering mammograms. MCMH accepts Medicaid, Medicare and most other insurances. If you do…
Healthcare Heroes: Kendra Burnett Chester
Leah Androski reporter@greenepublishing.com Kendra Burnett Chester has worked at the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital (TMH) for the past 14 years. Kendra is a 2007 graduate of Madison County High School (MCHS.) After graduating…
Tips for alleviating depression
Leah Androski reporter@greenepublishing.com Here are some tips to help cope with depression. Take a shower, not a bath. Use a temperature you prefer. You do not need to wash, just get…
What you need to know about whooping cough
Leah Androski reporter@greenepublishing.com Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the lungs and airways. This virus can cause repeated coughing bouts that could last for two to…
Stay ahead of the heat
Halie Wetherington reporter@greenepublishing.com Along with August comes the beginning of school. Although summer is coming to a close, the possibility of heat emergencies such as heat exhaustion or stroke is still present….
Alcoholism in America
Heather Ainsley news@greenepublishing.com Since the beginning of our nation’s history, alcoholism has had its hold on our people. It is estimated that in 1770, the average colonist drank around three and a…
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, and more!
Halie Wetherington reporter@greenepublishing.com The old saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” is actually fairly true. Apples have several health benefits that can keep you from needing a visit to…
Meet Beth Fulford
Hailey Heseltine news@greenepublishing.com Beth Fulford, local to Jefferson County, near Greenville, has been serving her community in healthcare for 31 years. According to her, healthcare has always been a field she wanted…
Ward off the blues, with blueberries
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com It has been said that a good way to achieve a balanced diet is to “eat a rainbow.” Although that may sound like a “Skittles” commercial, the basic concept…
DAVITA gives LeaRN Awards
Cheryl Smith reporter@greenepublishing.com On March 21, 2023, Louis Dawkins and Ceira Roland Ragans were honored to receive the LeaRN award given by Davita Kidney Care. The award is given to nurses demonstrating…