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No zero days

by Mark D. List, MD  Is there something about your health you’d like to change?   For most Americans, this question usually triggers a wide...

 

The gift of a kidney donation

by Jill Kruse, DO The first successful organ transplant was a kidney transplant in 1954. The donor was the identical twin of the recipient. The new...

 

It's always construction season for the body

by Andrew Ellsworth, MD   Like a car racing along the interstate, exiting onto a highway, and finally reaching the family farm along a dusty gravel...

 

Shopping for your garden

Gardening season is finally here! You may be envisioning all the herbs, flowers, and vegetables you’ll harvest at the end of the season. But you’l...

 

Hacker's Brief

Scams we all need to be aware of. Wedding Anniversary Gift: A Sheridan citizen who owns a small business has been receiving similar emails every co...

 

American Indian healthcare

by Sophie Two Hawk, MD; Arna Mora, MD; Carol Whitman, MD American Indians face some unique challenges when it comes to caring for their health....

 

Ten ways Alzheimer's affects family caregivers

Depression. Thoughts of suicide. Job loss. The unpaid role of being a family caregiver for a loved one living with Alzheimer’s disease or other...

 

I can see clearly now

by Jill Kruse, DO Johnny Nash may have started his song with “I can see clearly now, the rain has gone,” but what about someone with cataracts....

 

Growing crystals

by Jill Pertler Don’t ask me why I do what I do, but lately I’ve been growing crystals. Not the meth kind. I know, that’s a terribly bad joke. M...

 

Parents are fighting and winning against critical race theory

by Lance Izumi and Wenyuan Wu Submitted to Wyoming Press Assoc. Because critical race theory is the most divisive doctrine ever to threaten...

 

Is all high blood pressure hypertension?

by Kelly Evans-Hullinger, MD Many people find themselves being told, “your blood pressure is pretty high today!” You might be at the dentist’s...

 

Wishing won't make it so

by Bryan Golden Everyone wishes for good fortune and a problem free life.  Yet many people are disappointed with their situations.  Is wishing...

 

Not all the forgets is dementia

by Kelly Evans-Hullinger, MD Frequently, my patients will come to a visit and bring up a major concern: “Doc, I think I might have dementia; my memo...

 

You do make a difference

by Bryan Golden  It’s so easy to get into a rut yet difficult to get out.  A rut is a regular habit, pattern, or expectation.  There is a...

 

The birthday party without an invite

by Jill Pertler I went to many birthday parties when I was a kid. I don’t remember most of them. One I do remember, vividly, however, is the party...

 

Grief and Love

by Joanie Holm, CNP Writing about grief is like writing about life—huge! Where does one start? It is like describing love: basically impossible. The...

 

Time for action on property tax issue

by Stephen Dow Talk is cheap, as the saying goes. But when talk is not followed up by actions, it becomes quite costly. Such is the case of...

 

Amendment A is about flexibility in investment options

by Dave Bonner, Powell Tribune Passage of Constitutional Amendment A by Wyoming voters in the Nov. 8 general election doesn’t put cities, towns and...

 

The science of happiness

by Jill Pertler Lately I’ve been interested in happiness - scientifically speaking, of course. That sounds counterintuitive, oxymoronic even. How ca...

 

Range of emotions

by Tom Emery Americans have endured some tough years of late, which is nothing new in our history. One example is 1918, when people found plenty of...

 

Electricity needs are more important

by John Malmberg The old adage “Don’t put the cart before the horse” may certainly be applied to the push to get electric vehicles on our...

 

Excused or unexcused... that is the question

by Barbara Anne Greene A few weeks ago, Cynthia Johnson called to “plant a seed” in my thoughts. Her granddaughter was making plans for the...

 

White cane safety

by Tom Lealos, Vice President Wyoming Council of the Blind The use of long sticks and staffs by blind and visually impaired pedestrians has evolved...

 

Important and irreplaceable - grocery cart etiquette

by Jill Pertler, part 2 of 2 Last week, I touched on the importance of choosing the best and most functional grocery cart. I attempted to use wise...

 

Yawn: Tiresome newspaper arguments

by Tom Silvestri, The Relevance Project It’s been more than two years since I received my last paycheck from a newspaper company. In that time,...

 

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