Category: Health

Special to The Truth Feeling overwhelmed by your Medicare options? There’s a good reason for that. With more than 3,000 Medicare Advantage plans, over 700 Part D Prescription Plans available and an array of carriers […]

By Bernadette Joy Graham, MA, LPCC, CCHt, Licensed Mental Health Therapist The Truth Contributor I often get calls and emails asking for appointments for marriage and family counseling to include couples as well.  I only […]

By Patrice Powers-Barker, OSU Extension, Lucas County The Truth Contributor Is your October a spooky, sugar-laden month of candy? Below, I will be sharing one (of many) community invitations to a Trunk-or-treat for youth in […]

Hi, Ryan, I am starting a workout program and I’m not sure how much weight I should be using. I am a 43-year-old female with about 30 pounds to lose. I don’t want to get […]

Questions & Answers on Mental Health By Bernadette Joy Graham, MA, LPCC, CCHt, Licensed Mental Health Therapist The Truth Contributor Over the past couple of years of having the opportunity to write and share Mental […]

By Patrice Powers-Barker, OSU Extension, Lucas County The Truth Contributor Eating whole grains as part of a healthy diet can help reduce the risk of some chronic diseases like a lower risk of heart disease, […]

Sojourner’s Truth Staff On Wednesday, August 24, dozens of neighborhood residents, city officials, area youth and representatives from a number of YMCA partners gathered at the Wayman Palmer YMCA to hear about new program offerings, […]

On Saturday, August 20, the tenth annual African American Male Wellness 5K Walk/Run started at the Warren AME Church at 9:30 a.m. but, as always, the walk was not the only important feature of this […]

The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department is working with Ohio Department of Health on investigating two probable cases of monkeypox infection in the county. The individuals have tested positive for Orthopoxvirus in lesion samples while meeting […]