Polypharmacy, or the practice of managing multiple medications, is a part of life for a significant percentage of seniors. Many prescription and over-the-counter drugs are essential for maintaining health and managing chronic conditions. However, the chemical complexity of mixing so many drugs ...

POLAND — Shepherd of the Valley has announced the expansion of services at its Poland campus with the addition of a newly designed Memory Care floor, offering a secure and specialized environment for individuals living with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other forms of memory loss. The new ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Mercy Health is growing its orthopedic and sports medicine services to meet the needs of our community, making it easier for patients to get high-quality care close to home. With new specialists and advanced technology, Mercy Health is here to help patients stay active, recover ...

Q. Lots of people suffer with hemorrhoids, and I’d like to offer advice from personal experience. Ditch the wet wipes and toilet tissue for cleaning your butt after a bowel movement. Purchase a simple bidet toilet seat. After it rinses you off, just pat dry gently with toilet tissue. This ...

DEAR READERS: Wishing you all a very Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Today has a funny way of sneaking past the noise and landing somewhere tender. Yes, there are parades and pints and an impressive amount of green, but underneath all that is something quieter: a tradition of wishing one another ...

DEAR HELOISE: I sympathize with Sarah; the new appliances are not what we are used to. I’m still missing my old Maytag Neptune washer! The new energy-efficient ones are OK, but I found that for deeper water, after finally reading the manual, I have to use the “deep fill” setting by ...