Health
Grace Holloway6 min read
Hospital Opens the Region’s First Pediatric Emergency Room
The 24-bed unit is designed for kids — down to the paint colors and the waiting room.
Grace Holloway6 min read
HealthGrace Holloway6 min read
Flu Shots Are Free at 40 Pop-Up Clinics This Month
No insurance or appointment needed. Here’s the full schedule by neighborhood.
Grace Holloway6 min read
HealthGrace Holloway6 min read
Nurses Bring Free Blood Pressure Checks to Neighborhood Libraries
No appointment, no insurance needed — just a chair and five minutes.
Grace Holloway6 min read
HealthGrace Holloway6 min read
Sleep Is the Most Underrated Checkup, Local Doctors Say
Family doctors are adding one simple question to every visit: how are you sleeping?
Grace Holloway6 min read
HealthGrace Holloway6 min read
New Hospital Lab Cuts Flu Test Results to Under an Hour
Faster answers mean shorter waits in the emergency room this winter.
Grace Holloway6 min read
HealthGrace Holloway6 min read
What Your Brain Does While You Sleep
Sleep is when memories get filed — and the brain takes out the trash.
Grace Holloway6 min read
HealthGrace Holloway6 min read
Your Gut Is Home to Trillions of Microbes
The microbiome, explained — and what we still don’t know.
Grace Holloway6 min read
HealthGrace Holloway6 min read
The Man Who First Saw Bacteria
In the 1670s, a Dutch cloth merchant built microscopes no one could match.
Grace Holloway6 min read
HealthGrace Holloway7 min read
How Vaccines Teach Your Immune System
A practice run, so the real thing doesn’t catch you off guard.
Grace Holloway7 min read