Health & Wellness

15+ hour, 45+ min ago   (351+ words) A Vancouver Island wildlife rescue is urging cat owners to reconsider letting their pets roam freely outdoors, saying cat attacks are its leading human-influenced cause of admissions. “Some animals sustain only minor injuries, while many others suffer irreparable fractures and…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (134+ words) Sep 10, 2026, 6:00 AM A Connecticut 911 dispatcher is being credited with helping save a man's life during a hike in Montana. According to Litchfield County Dispatch, the dispatcher was hiking in Glacier National Park when he came across a hiker suffering a…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (409+ words) Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care has left its mark on Nancy Lewis Park through the past three decades: Trees planted, memorial benches placed, art fixtures displayed. With the park approaching 30 years in the Templeton Gap area of Colorado Springs, Pikes…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (143+ words) A hunter was injured Sept. 10 after he fell from a tree stand in a "very remote area" of Flagler County, according to Flagler County Fire Rescue. Fire Rescue's Technical Rescue Team, Engine 50, Battalion 50, Rescue 50 and FireFlight responded to the scene,…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (203+ words) DALLAS (KDAF) — Nexus Family Recovery Center is marking National Recovery Month this September with its Butterfly Campaign art installation at NorthPark Center. The campaign, on display from Sept. 17 through Sept. 30, aims to raise $100,000 to support women and families recovering from…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (98+ words) Patch Injured Hiker Rescued By Helicopter In Riverside County: Cal Fire Fire officials said the hiker sustained moderate injuries. INDIO, CA — An injured hiker was rescued by helicopter from a remote area in northeast Indio Thursday morning, fire officials said....

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (319+ words) The Lennox and Addington County General Hospital Foundation continues to make progress toward funding a new chemistry analyzer for the Laboratory at Lennox & Addington County General Hospital (LACGH), thanks to the support of donors and community organizations like the Newburgh…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (732+ words) There are many reasons for a portable drug test. Some businesses require drug tests for employment or following an on-site accident. School sports teams may do a random screening as well. You could also have a loved one battling addiction…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (369+ words) A woman died after suffering a medical emergency while walking on a hiking trail in the municipality of Yaiza, Lanzarote, despite efforts by rescuers and medical personnel to save her life. The emergency occurred yesterday afternoon in an area close…...

4+ day, 10+ min ago   (74+ words) hugonews.com An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist will oversee experiments aimed at creating a medication to treat methamphetamine and cocaine addiction. Mike Beckstead, Ph.D., is the principal investigator on a new one-year study funded by the National Institutes of…...