Mind and Body

One day, Kate Scheirman was driving and found herself behind an elderly man driving his car. Boom! The man’s car jumped a curb, then he kept driving. ...

Employees in the Allegheny County Schools Health Insurance Consortium and their family members will soon be able to get a doctor’s diagnosis for ailme...

Barbara Bell no longer has to wait for results of blood tests. If she wants those or other medical information, along with refilling prescriptions, th...

Years ago, it seemed the two most common phrases once the school bell rang were “let’s quiet down” and “take your seats.” In hindsight, the latter of ...

Before you know it, 2018 will be here. And if one of your New Year’s resolutions is to shed those few extra pounds or to start eating better, the Rich...

One morning in October, Matt Pawk, special education coordinator at Armstrong Junior Senior High School, bought a cup of coffee. “I ordered just a reg...

On most mornings in the kindergarten through third-grade building in Armstrong School District, more than 100 children can be found walking around a t...

Winter is filled with dreamy images of ice-skating, skiing and gentle strolls through snow-covered scenery. Equally enticing are long evenings in fron...

For Lyons Central School District, which has about 225 employees, finding ways to engage staff in wellness activities can be a difficult task. But for...

Resting somewhere in the Mount Morris Central School District administrative office is a homemade trophy that Todd Isaman has only seen in a photograp...

Penn Yan students and staff members alike can feel like they’re on top of the world thanks to an outdoor adventure club that is taking them into the o...

The temperature outside might be dropping, but that doesn’t mean your fitness routine has to take the heat for it. Cold weather is no excuse to forgo ...

It lasted just a little longer than a week. Three years ago for 10 days, Jennifer Beckinsale woke up each morning, poured a tablespoon of coconut oil ...

Doctor visits can be a real pain. But nowadays you might not have to go through the hassle of scheduling and waiting for an appointment. Enter telemed...

Stuck at your desk? Trying to incorporate more movement into your day? The Community College of Allegheny County Wellness Committee has produced a vid...

Never underestimate the power of the Tootsie Roll. The chocolate, taffy-like candy left quite the impression when ambassadors in the Community College...

A few years ago, the Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District community was faced with several tragic events that left school administrators searchi...

Each year, hundreds of schools across the U.S. take part in Red Ribbon Week. National Red Ribbon Week is a unified effort, sponsored by the National F...

Last year, Allen Turner began to experience numbness and cramping in his left hand. He couldn’t perform simple acts such as holding a newspaper withou...

Mary Maslanik credits a mammogram with saving her life. In May 2016, doctors at Thompson Health gave the Canandaigua woman some concerning news — they...