Monthly Archives: September 2023

Goshen Hospital, first responders raise awareness of cardiovascular diseases on World Heart Day

GOSHEN, Ind. (WNDU) – Goshen Hospital is taking proactive steps to combat cardiovascular diseases, the leading causes of death worldwide, by teaming up with first responders on World Heart Day. This collaborative effort aims to educate the community about the risk factors associated with heart disease and how to identify signs of a heart attack. […]

Women paralyzed by botulism after eating expired pesto from a farmers market

Expired pesto from a local farmers market left a 47-year-old Brazilian woman temporarily paralyzed while fighting a botulism infection that landed her in the hospital for an entire year. “The pesto didn’t have an expiration date. [The shopkeeper] didn’t give me storage instructions either but I was a frequent customer,” Doralice Carneiro Sobreira Goes told Jam […]

Whitfield Regional Hospital hosting emergency blood drive

Whitfield Regional Hospital hosting emergency blood drive Published 5:22 pm Friday, September 29, 2023 Whitfield Regional Hospital is hosting a blood drive on Oct. 5 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The hospital asks that everyone who is able and willing come out to donate blood for local hospitals. Walk-ins are welcome or people can […]

Weed makes you crazy and gives you heart disease. Why’s it legal?

The evidence for keeping weed illegal keeps mounting — even as the laws get looser.  A new, peer-reviewed study (on a significant data set of nearly 60,000 Canadians) has shown that adults who misuse pot have a 60% higher risk of experiencing their first heart attack, stroke, or other major cardiovascular event. In other words: […]

What’s Going Around: COVID, sinus infections, asthma flare-ups, colds, head lice, bug bites

Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals. Wayne County – COVID, sinus infections, asthma flare-ups, colds, fall allergies Dr. Christopher Loewe — Emergency Medicine, Ascension St. John Hospital “As summer turns to fall, many changes are in the air. With […]

Blood, Sweat & Tears bring their signature jazz-rock sound to Potter Center

September 29, 2023 Experience the magic of music with Blood, Sweat & Tears! Get ready to be transported to a world where jazz meets rock, sophistication meets energy, and musical skill meets universal appeal. Blood, Sweat & Tears is bringing their unique fusion to the Potter Center stage for one show only, Friday, Oct. 13 […]

Blood Bank of Delmarva Prepares to Welcome Newly Eligible LGBTQ Donors

DELMARVA — Following changes to FDA policy and amidst a dyer need for blood donations, the Blood Bank of Delmarva is changing it’s donor screening process so that members of the LGBTQ+ community can present themselves to donate.  On Monday, October 2nd, it will implement the new donor screen process that will focus on individual […]