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If knowledge is power, then today’s column is an atomic blast. What’s it about?
Neuroscience (the study of how the brain works) has discovered the link between extreme stress events …
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7/31/21
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Dear Doctor: I think I remember reading that when you start exercising more, it changes your gut microbiome. How does that work? I thought it’s what you eat and drink that matter the …
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7/26/21
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The health department could keep pleading with vaccine-hesitant people to roll up their sleeves. But if the message came from someone an unvaccinated person already knows, public health officials …
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Nick Hedrick | nhedrick@jrpress.com
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7/22/21
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Local health officials reported Tuesday that Montgomery County is experiencing an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases and positivity rate.
According to a press release issued by the …
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Journal Review
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7/21/21
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Dear Doctor: I’m surprised to learn that the COVID-19 vaccines are not FDA-approved, but are authorized for emergency use only. Why haven’t the vaccines been approved? Also, how is it …
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7/19/21
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Hello again, dear readers, and welcome to full-on summer. We hope you’re enjoying the fun and freedom of the season and are taking care to stay safe. Please make good use of sunscreens and bug …
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7/12/21
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Crawfordsville Community School Corp. lifted the mask mandate for district facilities effective immediately Thursday, joining the rest of the county’s schools in making face coverings optional …
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Nick Hedrick | nhedrick@jrpress.com
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7/10/21
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Far and wide, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted policies, activities and the way lives are lived day to day. This statement is no less true for Montgomery County, as attested by local law …
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For the Journal Review
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7/6/21
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Are you currently stressed out? Do you constantly feel anxious or depressed? Are you currently worried about what will come next with COVID-19? Research has shown that there are easy steps to begin …
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7/3/21
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Montgomery County will receive a $78,000 grant to help vaccinate some of the hard to reach population. The 18-month grant will be available from July 1 until December 2022.
The statewide grant …
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Taylor Dixon | Journal Review
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7/2/21
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Looking for easy, low-cost ways to improve your quality of living right now? You should be able to look no further than down the street to start.
Crawfordsville, luckily, does offer two locations …
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6/29/21
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Dear Doctor: I walk about two miles to my job when the weather is good. Lately, I get cramps in my left calf and right thigh, but they go away if I rest. We’ve got a wellness program at work, …
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6/28/21
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Crawfordsville Fire Department EMS Division Chief Paul Miller has been busy over the past year. Quite busy. While the COVID-19 pandemic shut …
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For the Journal Review
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6/28/21
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“Anyone can become angry — that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way — that is not …
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6/26/21
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The City of Crawfordsville has formalized an agreement for medical oversight of the fire department’s community paramedicine program and to allow community paramedics access to Franciscan …
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Nick Hedrick | nhedrick@jrpress.com
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6/23/21
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Dear Doctor: Can you please explain why we keep hearing different things about when to get screened for colon cancer? I think it just changed again, and it’s kind of confusing. I’m 47 …
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6/21/21
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After the Vanity Theater’s stage was shrouded in darkness for nearly a year, Julia Phipps, president of Sugar Creek Players’ board of directors and Wabash College Fine Arts Center …
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For the Journal Review
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6/21/21
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Did you know that June is National Men’s Health Month? National Men’s Health Month was established in 1994 and has been recognized within the month of June ever since then. The theme for …
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6/19/21
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Montgomery County went back into the yellow on the state’s COVID-19 map Wednesday amid a rise in positive cases.
The designation means there is “moderate” community spread of the …
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Nick Hedrick | nhedrick@jrpress.com
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6/17/21
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Dear Doctor: Can you explain that study that says having too much sugar in your diet is going to make your body produce more fat? I always thought that the reason you gained weight was that you were …
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6/14/21
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