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Have you ever found yourself, whether as a child or even now, pulling out strands of your hair without realising why? If that ...

At 88 pages, ‘Foster’ is preoccupied with the smallness of its young narrator, her tiny place in the world, but it is not ...

As summertime family activities are in full swing, simultaneously, so is tick season. And while most tick bites are harmless, ...

Ohio County is seeing a dramatic rise in Lyme disease cases, reflecting a broader regional and national trend, according to the Wheeling-Ohio County Health ...

It’s a busy summer at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, which opened a new exhibit this summer that features oversized games.

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing viral upper respiratory infections. Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing cases of swimmer’s ear, ...

If you don’t have a first aid kit handy, local doctors say now is the time to make one. They say having everything together in one place can help reduce anxiety if there’s an illness ...

My mum would make this divisive classic every winter. I’d wake up to the potent smell of ham fat simmering in a dried pea slurry and know deep down that the next few weeks every lunch, every dinner ...

Local health officials are reminding residents that ticks are currently active across the state, and there are steps that can be taken to prevent illnesses spread by ticks, such as Lyme disease.

Visits to the Emergency Room for tick bites this summer are spiking well above those of previous years, Centers for Disease ...

As the days stretch longer, summer has a way of calling families to pack up and go, whether it’s for a weekend getaway, family reunion, road trip or one more beach escape. To make the most of every ...