Lifestyles

One of the biggest challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic has been the need to distance residents from their loved ones in long-term care facilities because of the potential risk for seniors to catch the virus. This need has impacted these residents more than any other group, especially since many of those struggling with certain conditions, such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, do not fully understand why their loved ones have been unable to visit. ...

The decision to become a doctor was an easy one for James Kerns, MD/MBA. He wanted to help women and make the community in which he lives a better place. Kerns joined the staff of Marshall Women’s Care as a board-certified OB/Gyn physician in May. The experienced physician and educator relocated to Marshall with his wife to be near their daughter, who is a pre-med senior at Mizzou. ...

Northwest Community Services announced Rebecca LaGore, LPN II, of Marshall, as its May 2020 Employee of the Month.

The importance of the care provided by healthcare workers as well as their personal sacrifice always comes to the forefront during times of personal illness, injury or loss. While people live their day-to-day lives, they often don’t think about the fragility of life or the “what-ifs” in cases where they find themselves in an emergent health situation...

Women in Saline and surrounding counties have a new option for obstetrics and gynecological services with the addition of James Kerns, M.D., board-certified OB/GYN, to the staff at Marshall Women’s Care, inside the Fitzgibbon Medical Clinic. Prior to joining the staff at Marshall Women’s Care, Dr. Kerns served as the Medical Director of Heartland Community Health Clinic in Pekin, Ill...

With the arrival of spring comes flowers blooming and grass growing. Seasonal allergy sufferers also find themselves in the peak of their struggles. Many have a routine cough that they try to cover up so people won’t look at them with suspicion during our heightened awareness of the COVID-19 pandemic. But is there a difference in symptoms between seasonal allergies and COVID-19? How do you know the difference?...

With the onset of the pandemic in the United States came revisions to visitation policies for nursing homes and long-term care facilities that limit exposure to their medically vulnerable residents. Policies restricting non-essential personnel mean that services such as haircuts, hair styling and pedicures also have been stopped. Enter the multi-talented TLC staff members with backgrounds in cosmetology to help out by providing these personal care services...