Health & Wellness Archives - Page 9 of 23

Why Are Hospital Patients Sometimes Delirious?

Karen A. Jamrog,

Delirium incidence numbers vary, but experts say it affects about 20-30% of regular medical surgical patients, and up to 80% of intensive care patients.

Steps to Breast Health

Karen A. Jamrog,

Early detection and prevention both matter.

How to Cope with an Identity Crisis

Karen A. Jamrog,

What to do when life changes and you’re not ready.

Know Your Farmer, Trust Your Food

Jake Gehrung, The NH Food Alliance,

MWVEG is a collaborative organization of farmers and food advocates that supports food producers in the region through a variety of communication and engagement efforts.

NH's First Mobile Market Fights Food Insecurity

Jake Gehrung, The NH Food Alliance,

The Seacoast Area Mobile Market is breaking down barriers to deliver local food.

Social Spotlight

Karen A. Jamrog,

COVID-19 reveals outside health factors.

What You Should Know About Emotional Fitness

Karen A. Jamrog,

Strategies for staying healthy

We asked the illustration students at the Institute of Art and Design at New England College to tell us what they think of the world, post-pandemic, by showing us. We’re happy to note their creations reveal as much hope as fear.

OK, What's Next?

Barbara Coles,

The plague, the Spanish flu. We all read about them when we studied history in school. Such horrors seemed like artifacts of the past, long-ago tales of unimaginable death. But here we are, in the midst of another pandemic. Fortunately, with our contemporary medical knowledge, the toll is not likely to be as great. But in this respect, it is the same as it was in past pandemics — it will change us, in ways large and small. We talked to people in various fields to get their perspectives.