Many rural communities in Missouri continue to work through localized spikes in COVID-19 cases and the ongoing effort to get people vaccinated.
Dealing with stress comes with the territory for those who make their living in agriculture, but piled-up stress, especially during times of s…
Alarming reactions to medication are never welcome, the Graedon's are here to help.
Question: We moved from North Texas to a lake in East Texas. Within the first week of living here, my husband discovered a tick on his stomach…
As I write this June 30, the Delta variant mutation first identified in India, has become the fastest-spreading coronavirus variant in the U.S…
As summer temperatures begin to increase, dairy producers should combine management and feed strategy changes to mitigate production loss due …
BISMARCK, N.D. – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has appointed Dr. Ethan Andress as the state veterinarian and the animal health divisi…
It is no secret that rainfall and humidity aid in the quality and quantity of summer forage production. However, these two factors also contri…
Readers: Please enjoy this Dr. Michael Rosmann column from 2014.
I went to the doctor last week with about four issues I wanted checked out. I like to store things up, so I don’t feel like I’m wasting anyone…
As we get older we tend to lose more things more often. Like names, for example. A memory pops up about someone and in the sharing of the memo…
Question: I was a participant in a phase 3 clinical trial for esketamine, which came to market as the nasal spray Spravato. The Food and Drug …
"I often marvel at the continued advancements in the technology employed in production agriculture. It is probably good that we occasionally pause and reflect a bit on the wonderful progress made in medicine."
As humans, like any other herd species, we are wired to respond when people around us feel strong emotions. We have what are called mirror neu…
Slowing down resistance to dewormers is an important goal in 2021.
South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension is launching additional virtual farm stress workshops to promote mental health awareness from M…
Question: I received the Moderna vaccine. After the second shot, I developed tinnitus that has lasted five weeks (so far).
ALGONA, Iowa — Everybody at the Kossuth Regional Health Center is wearing a mask. But while the masks offer some protection against the pandem…
Nearly 24% of rural Americans don’t get the medical care they need, and availability appears to be the major culprit.
Researchers at the University of Iowa have discovered those with long-term occupations in the agriculture, fishing and forestry industries hav…
Access to health care in rural Illinois continues to be a troubling issue. But medical schools are taking steps to address it.
Jon Doolittle knows firsthand how important hospitals can be to rural communities.
Longtime state veterinarian Dr. Susan Keller is retiring at the end of June after nearly 25 years with the North Dakota Department of Agricult…
There have been a number of traumatic events in our area over the past year, including the high profile murder of Anamosa State Penitentiary s…
OSCEOLA, Iowa — Brandi Dyer is a nurse. She doesn’t work in a big city hospital. She has a desk in an office just off the main drag in this co…