Wee Asked Dr. William Mercer Phyllis Sigal June 10, 2019 WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a little bit better with our fun series, “WEEasked.” Look for it a couple...
Tick-Borne Disease: Fact, Fiction and Prevention Laura Jackson Roberts May 3, 2019 The other day I went into the woods to dig up some ramps. I wore socks and long pants as I crouched in the leaf litter. Later, I felt something on my stomach. It was a tick, moving as fast as it could toward my...
Health Department Works to ‘Reduce Harm’ Among Drug Users Ellen Brafford McCroskey February 5, 2019 To those not suffering from substance use disorder, the solution to the current opioid epidemic seems perfectly obvious — users should pull themselves up by their proverbial bootstraps, kick their addictions co...
Pennies From Heaven … Thanks to Kenny? Ellen Brafford McCroskey January 16, 2019 Call it karma, or cause and effect, or the result of living by the Golden Rule. However you label it, good things often come to good people. That was certainly the case this week when Project HOPE received a...
Good Grief! Dr. William Mercer Unveils ‘Joe Nailer’ Ellen Brafford McCroskey November 13, 2018 Dr. William Mercer is well known in the local area as a driving force behind the Clean Indoor Air Regulation that banned smoking in most public spaces in Ohio County back in 2005. What may not be so well known ...
HOPE for the Homeless — Street Medicine Team Cares for Wheeling’s Most Vulnerable Ellen Brafford McCroskey October 3, 2018 1 Imagine that you’ve just had your leg amputated. It’s an emotionally devastating and life-altering event that will change the way you go about your daily routine. Staying mobile, performing simple self-care and...
