For Jamie Spears and her siblings, a medical clinic in Yates Center felt more like a playground. They raced wheelchairs up and down the hallways, blew up rubber gloves like balloons and colored pictures with…

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 78-year-old male. I have no prostate. ­ It has been removed. I suffer from incontinence. I do not want surgery, so could you recommend any over-the-counter medications? ­— J.S.…

The Humboldt Fitness Center hosted the Murph Memorial Day Challenge on Monday with 34 participants. The event raised $640 from registration fees, donations and an equal match from the fitness center to benefit Allen County…

Jaxxen Oakman, age 5, really wanted a dog. So while he was visiting his father in Topeka during spring break, mom Carley Swanson gave into temptation when she saw someone giving away German shepherd puppies…

Is there something about your health you’d like to change?  For most Americans, this question usually triggers a wide range of responses. In my practice, most responses usually center on wanting to lose weight, being…

As the days get longer and the temperatures get higher, many of us will likely spend more time outside enjoying the sunny spring days.  Although there are many health benefits tied to spending time outdoors,…

Tara Solomon-Smith wants to see the big picture when it comes to improving health. It’s about how everything — and everyone — can work together. That means having conversations to identify needs, educating the community…

I love sugar and, as a kid, I had a lot of cavities. Once, when I was in junior high, my dentist, the late Harvey Levinson, looked at me sternly and announced: “If you keep…

LAHARPE — You never know if you’ll be needed to save a life. Medical emergencies can happen anywhere, at any time, to anybody, LaHarpe Police Chief Joe Stotler notes. Stotler has hosted a series of…

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden received a mostly positive review of his health from doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Thursday after undergoing his annual physical. The official evaluation of Biden’s health…