Lifestyle

The prevalence of mental health issues garnered significant attention in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many people acknowledged lockdowns and other restrictions and uncertainties were adversely affecting their thoughts and outlook. Though those restrictions were ultimately lifted and life returned to something closer to normal for people across the globe, mental health has remained both a hot topic and a concern.

Annual wellness visits have long been considered a vital component of preventive health care. That hasn’t changed, though the dynamic between patient and health care professional during those visits has changed considerably for many people.

Incidence rates for skin cancer can be hard to determine. The World Cancer Research Fund International notes thatÕs due in large part to the various subtypes of the disease, which can present challenges when collating data. Those challenges have led the WCRFI to conclude that global skin cancer incidence rates, though significant, have likely been underestimated.

Dr. Vassilina Hinova is a new primary care physician at IU Health Tipton.

IU Health Tipton Hospital recently celebrated all of its team members during National Hospital Week! Team members enjoyed food and fun at a cookout. Throughout the week, team members also enjoyed popcorn, games, wheelchair race, and ice cream. Photo Provided

Some things are improved by aging. Cheddar cheese comes to mind.

Arts and Entertainment What does the band Devo bring to mind? When you hear “Whip It” does your mind automatically recall the devastation caused by the massacre at Kent State on the 4th of May in 1970? “I don’t think I would have started Devo had that not happened,” says Gerald Casale, who formed the band in the early 1970s with Bob Lewis. “It’s that simple.” Both men were there, on campus and witnessed the loss of two friends, Allison Krause and Jeffrey Miller.