Category: Lifestyle & Wellness

  • Don’t get left out in the cold

    Don’t get left out in the cold

    By Brandi Portero, MDAfter the excitement of winter holidays and settling into a new year, we may find ourselves longing for springtime. With thoughts of…

  • Beginner Square Dance classes starting Feb 7

    Beginner Square Dance classes starting Feb 7

    Triple T Square Dance Club, a St. Paul area square dance club, will be offering weekly beginner classes from 6:30–8pm. starting Monday, Feb. 7, at the…

  • Give the New Year a “Boost”

    Give the New Year a “Boost”

    West End HealthlineGive the New Year a “Boost” By Jonathan Dickman, MD, PHdWest End community, it is time to make sure you are fully vaccinated…

  • Health Lessons from a Matriarch

    Health Lessons from a Matriarch

    By Jonathan Dickman, MD  At the end of October, my family lost our matriarch as my grandmother died from complications following a car accident. My grandmother would…

  • Some good news, please!

    Some good news, please!

    By Tim Rumsey, MDHalloween evening 2004, Carl Bentson had 103 trick or treaters come to his lower St. Clair home. Each visitor received a can of…

  • Ramsey County’s big new priority: hunger

    Ramsey County’s big new priority: hunger

    County PerspectivesRamsey County’s big new priority: hunger by Ramsey County Commissioner, District 5Rafael OrtegacolumnistRamsey County, in response to COVID-19 in 2020, took on a big…

  • It’s Time for a Flu Shot

    It’s Time for a Flu Shot

    By Tim Rumsey, MDOctober to May, every year, is influenza time. Even in this era of COVID-19, we need our flu shots.The Centers for Disease…

  • Humanism in Medicine

    Humanism in Medicine

    West End Healthline Humanism in Medicine By Himanshu Sharma, MDSometimes in medicine it is easy to get caught up in lab numbers and current practice…

  • Learn to square dance

    Learn to square dance

    Dakota Squares and AR-Dale Dancers are offering weekly classes at the West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida St., with a free class Oct. 4. Classes run…