Health

As a co-host of the daytime TV talk show “The Real,” Loni Love’s 2019 partnering with WW (formerly branded as Weight Watchers) prompted some comments on this week’s show. Love is a brand ambassador for WW toward her goal of losing weight while also inspiring and influencing others to improve their health. Love became visibly […]

The magazine Hype Hair features a radiant Garcelle Beauvais on its March cover. In a sit-down chat with Hype Hair, Beauvais discussed why she has recently embraced her natural hair. It was actually at the recommendation of Kimberly Kimble, her hairstylist, when Kimble told Beauvais to “stop relaxing.” And “relaxing” didn’t have anything to do […]

New Yorkers are all shaken up by the latest and only confirmed case of the Corona virus in the state, but right here in Monroe County we still have to worry about the flu. According to the Monroe County Health Department, the total deaths in Monroe County has reached 10 this flu season. My question […]

A man on a flight from Toronto to Jamaica wanted to go viral by doing a prank that actually backfired on him. The man had his phone out to record and said he had the deadly caronavirus while on his flight causing the pilot to turn around the plane carrying 243 passengers and head back […]

The Affordable Care Act – often referred to as Obamacare – was enacted 10 years ago. However, the Supreme Court looks set to hear a challenge to the healthcare act, which provided millions of Americans with insurance, when it begins its next term in the fall. A decision on the challenge to repeal Obamacare is […]

Monroe County Health Department reports five people have now died from the flu since October 1, 2019. The February 1, 2020 reports 3011 people have been confirmed to have the flu. That’s the total of 1106 cases with Flu A and 1905 cases with Flu B. There are 402 reported number of hospitalizations for the […]

Proposed legislation that could affect the entire state of New York would make sex education mandatory for students beginning in kindergarten. Rochester’s Mayor Lovely Warren sent a letter to Albany to voice her opposition, which echoes what many parents also believe. Not only does Warren think the “government should not be pushing for that at […]

Many people these days are confused by high dollar medical debt. Why am I saying “confused” instead of using words that people commonly hear like “angry” or “broken”? People have been misled by the healthcare and collection industries. They’ve been taught that their medical debt, and associated damage to their credit scores, are completely normal […]

Six people from Monroe County are currently in voluntary quarantine from the coronavirus. They will be quarantined and monitored for 14 days for symptoms of the virus. At this time, none of them have symptoms of the virus according to reports. The six people were coming back from China. Officials in China say the total […]

Why is it so hard to get the ball rolling when you’re trying to get back into the swing of things? I’ve been out of the gym going on 2 weeks. Every time I try to make it, I end up not going because either something comes up last minute or I just lose my […]