Category: Lifestyle & Wellness

  • Happy Flu Year!

    Happy Flu Year!

    by Jonathan Dickman, MD, PhD It is wintertime and with that comes the predictable cold weather, snow… and influenza. This infection is not related to…

  • I Get Your “OK Boomer” But Don’t Throw the Boomer Out with the Bathwater

    I Get Your “OK Boomer” But Don’t Throw the Boomer Out with the Bathwater

    by Deborah Padgett My seventeen-year-old grandson is a financially successful entrepreneurial digital marketing coach and agency owner. Yesterday he used the term “OK boomer!” with…

  • Vaping – Not as safe as we thought

    Vaping – Not as safe as we thought

    by Jonathan Dickman, MD, PhD When “vaping” or e-cigarettes were first introduced, there was initial excitement as people were hoping that this would be a…

  • 6th Annual Holiday Market at the Schmidt Brewery

    6th Annual Holiday Market at the Schmidt Brewery

    More than 40 local artists are bringing their talents to the historic Schmidt Brewery for the annual holiday market. The market will run November 29…

  • From Plasticine to McKnight

    From Plasticine to McKnight

    by Jerry Rothstein “When you have a handmade bowl, you are connected with the artist.” Thus, Guillermo Guardia starts our conversation as he shows me…

  • Letter to the Editor

    My Name is Claire Henn and I live in St. Paul. I have been impacted by high drug prices and want to share my experience.…

  • Healthline: Get Moving!

    Healthline: Get Moving!

    by Jonathan Dickman, MD, PhD You may have witnessed the Twin Cities Marathon last month and wondered how all those 6,746 people in the race…

  • Website Geared toward People with Hearing Loss

    Website Geared toward People with Hearing Loss

    People with hearing loss can learn more about assistive technology, communications access and other issues at a new website launched by the Minnesota Department of…

  • Helping Our Aging Parents

    Aiming to develop resources to help adults dealing with aging parents, JFS and Sholom are presenting “Mom, Dad.Can We Talk? Insight and Perspectives to Help…