Category: Health

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Cheryl Smith reporter@greenepublishing.com During the month of May, the Mental Health Foundation has chosen to focus on anxiety. Based on recent surveys conducted by the Mental Health Foundation, anxiety was reported by…

Grace McAlister news@greenepublishing.com Debbi Roessler Rye was born on Aug. 6, 1989, in Fort Myers, Fla.; however, she is currently a resident of Madison, and has been a Madison citizen for 30…