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Lifestyles

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Doctors should not profit from drug firms

DEAR DR. ROACH: Your recent column said the “law” prohibits doctors from getting money from prescriptions. However, they get perks from pharma reps like dinner, golf, etc., and many push supplements on TV. Many “doctors” across the country make their income from prescribing supplements ...

Bridge by Steve Becker

If you’re a good bridge player and are lucky besides, the combination might make you well-nigh invincible. For an example of what these two ingredients, properly mixed, can produce, we present this deal from the 1956 Masters Pair championship, won by Alvin Roth and Tobias Stone. Stone wound ...

Teens to receive Eagle of the Cross award

YOUNGSTOWN — The office of Youth and Young Adult Accompaniment of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown will present the 2026 Eagle of the Cross Award to area teens. The award, which is the highest honor the diocese bestows on youth, was created by the National Federation for Catholic Youth ...

Religion news

Easter services • Bethel Friends Church, 2771 Spitler Road, Poland, 10:45 a.m. Sunday • Calvary Bible Church, 4747 Warren Road NE, Cortland, sunrise service 8 a.m. and resurrection service 9:30 a.m. Sunday • Canfield Presbyterian Church, 140 W. Main St., Canfield, 7 a.m. sunrise ...

Medicaid ‘spend down’ not a DIY strategy

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that more than half of people over age 65 will need help with daily activities such as bathing, dressing or eating at some point, either for an extended period or the rest of their lives. Some research suggests that share may be as high ...