The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) will hold its 13th annual 5K Westchester/Rockland Walk4Hearing®, taking place at FDR State Park, Yorktown Heights, New York, on Saturday, May 11, 2019. […] Read more »
Saturday, April 27, is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, a time set aside for everyone to take action to address a national public safety and public health issue. Sponsored […] Read more »
NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley announced the addition of a highly-experienced primary care physician, Michael E. Ford, M.D. Dr. Ford joins the medical group’s Sleepy Hollow location and is affiliated […] Read more »
Kathy will never forget that Easter Sunday when she went to pick up her mother for church. Her mom answered the door, all dressed and ready to go, but there […] Read more »
A new community partnership is bringing Blythedale Children’s Hospital and the Kohl’s “Eat Well, Be Well” afterschool program to fifth-graders in Ossining. The first of two six-week sessions began February 27 when registered dietitian Marie […] Read more »
In an unfortunate coincidence since my last article regarding Internet safety (www.riverjournalonline.com/CyberSafety), we had an issue at one of our local high schools of teens being solicited by an unknown person […] Read more »
As part of Makar Sankranti, a two-week Hindu celebration that marks the change of seasons and the return of increasing sunlight, Allison Murphy’s Middle School health class hosted yoga instructors […] Read more »
The outcry of violence in video games has existed nearly as long as video games themselves. Going all the way back to 1976, public outcry caused a game called Death Race to […] Read more »
It’s no secret the youth of America are spending more and more time on smartphones. What’s becoming clearer, though, is the harm phones are causing them. As mothers, and smartphones […] Read more »
The medical field has changed tremendously over the course of the past few decades, including the discoveries of seemingly miraculous advancements. But not everything has changed for the better. As […] Read more »
