During Skin Cancer Awareness Month, a local business wants to be sure everyone gets a chance to get checked for signs of melanoma.

A Hiawatha, Kansas, couple with years of medical experience is offering Botox cosmetic services through their business, Williams Therapeutics.

The Hiawatha Parks and Recreation Department has undergone a transformation in recent years under the guidance of Director Stacy Jasper, who has turned the department into a welcoming fitness community for anyone interested in bettering their health and well-being.

If muscles, tension, soreness or nerves have you feeling like you’re tied in a knot, maybe it’s time to unwind and try a yoga routine.

Cultivating a healthy lifestyle through fitness is a great plan at any age, but it is especially true for senior adults.

Good skin comes from a combination of factors including good genes and skincare products to regular facials and diet.

Just saying the word massage provides a slight release of endorphins, albeit a placebo, relaxing nonetheless.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit hardest in 2020, many Americans stayed home. Outings were limited, including regular checkups to the doctor.

Amberwell Health is set to begin a surgical and clinical expansion project at Amberwell Atchison in May.

Finding motivation to stay active and healthy can be exceptionally hard with current pandemic conditions and cold winter months right around the corner.

As seasons change so does your skin. Transitions in weather can lead to dry skin and eczema flare ups.

Keeping a healthy gut can mean the difference between feeling clean and feeling unhealthy.

As students return to school, they are more susceptible to picking up germs, bacteria and viruses in group and classroom environments.

The thyroid is small but mighty.

Taking care of wounds is essential to having healthy skin. If you get a cut, scrape or wound, quick attention is key.

As temperatures rise, so do heat-related illnesses such as dehydration and heat stroke.

Local dentist Alan Krebs, D.D.S., chief dental officer of Northwest Health, said taking care of your gums daily is important to prevent gum disease such as gingivitis.

In the late 1980s, American psychologist Francine Shapiro was treating Vietnam veterans and sexual abuse survivors with general therapy.

Anger is an emotion that many experience at least on occasion.

As summer arrives, putting on sunscreen becomes more important.

June has special meaning to Brenda Gregg, a dementia specialist with the Northwest Heart of America Alzheimer’s Association.

Sleep affects the way we operate in our day-to-day lives, and certain disorders can upset a normal rest routine.

Registered nurse Amber Hutchcraft, was not expecting to receive Mosaic’s 2019 Nurse of the Year Award when she attended a ceremony to support her fellow colleagues.

Mosaic Life Care has a new tool in the fight against breast cancer.

Northwest Health Services is expanding its pharmacy services.

A local woman donated over 420 ounces of breast milk to an adopted baby in need.

Allergy season is well underway, which means you’re susceptible to being exposed to a wide array of environmental allergies such as tree pollen, ash, mulberry and hay.

Spring is in full swing which means out with the old and in with the new.

St. Joe FIT is scheduled to kick-off at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at the St. Joseph REC Center, 2701 Southwest Parkway.

April is Parkinsons Disesase awareness month and it's been roughly four months since Live with PD, the Parkinson's therapy program opened in East Hills Shopping Center.

Getting your blood drawn can be nerve-racking, whether you’re a first-timer who never has had their blood drawn or someone who regularly gets labs drawn, getting blood work done is worrisome for many.

Many seniors suffer from sensory loss, such as loss of eyesight, feeling or sense of touch, smell, and hearing.

Spring is in full swing and that means allergy season.

Anxiety and stress can be the result of a number of factors going on in your daily life.

Many seek relief for their aches, pains and health problems.

Vaping has become a trend among people of all ages in recent years, but specifically teenagers.

While February commemorates the holiday of love, Valentine’s Day, it also recognizes the importance of health as it is American Heart Month.

When oral contraceptives were first introduced to the public in the 1960s, there were many restrictions.

Back pain may and can make it difficult to do everyday tasks or enjoy the quality of life.

Everyone deserves to have clean teeth, but for those without insurance or who are on a tight budget, getting to a dentist isn’t always possible.

Dr. Omar Ghanem, a general surgeon at Mosaic Life Care, recently published a chapter in a medical manual.

The FDA is warning about the safety risks of teething necklaces and jewelry used to relieve teething pain or to provide sensory stimulation.

It’s that time of year where viruses, diseases and sickness are more prevalent.

As the sun goes down and the winter gets colder, we tend to gravitate toward homemade cookies, comfort foods and piping-hot mugs of cocoa. Our appetites increase along with the holiday food selection.

Shelbe King, the vice president of in-home operations at Freudenthal Home Health, remembers working in the emergency room when a mother and father were brought in after a horrible car accident.

The feeling of being alone can be fairly depressing in its own right, but for the elderly, encounters with loneliness can be debilitating and crippling.

Type 2 diabetes may be heavily associated with what we eat, when in fact our entire lifestyle is affected by such a disease.

Before class begins at SERC Physical Therapy, Clinic Director Micah Hilton makes sure the lights are dimmed and the music playing throughout the space is relaxed.