Attached you will find your edition of the October 2025 Words on Wellness newsletter.This edition features:Finding Nutrition Info: Is It Legit?Recipe for Cheesy Vegetable PastaTaking Care of Your Loved One and Your WalletThe Power of Social Connection For more information and upcoming health and human sciences events, check out our website!https://www.

By Lindsey ToomerJustices of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical of a Colorado law banning conversion therapy for minors, which a counselor in the state says violates her First Amendment right to free speech.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing upcoming changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that will impact what items are eligible for purchase with SNAP benefits.

If someone you know is in an abusive relationship, step in and do what you can to help. That might mean opening your home. It might mean things will get ugly for a bit, but it also means that you could save a life.

Join the Benton County Breast Cancer Survivors Social at the Vinton Public Library, 510 2nd Ave. Vinton. on Tuesday, October 14, at 6:00 p.m. 

Menopause is a natural milestone for women, marking the end of a woman's menstrual cycle. The transition to menopause brings a variety of changes due to declining hormone levels, which can impact different areas of the body.

Many cancer patients will rely on blood products throughout their journey. As a donor, you serve as a vital lifeline for these individuals.In honor of Children’s Cancer and Breast Cancer Awareness Months, get our exclusive "Fight Cancer" t-shirt for just 100 points by redeeming it on the online donor store!Your donation will not only support local cancer patients but also earn you points towards redeeming the "Fight Cancer" t-shirt.

Join us to meet our leadership team: Audrie Sigman, Administrator; Cassandra “Cassie” Patava, Director of Nursing; and Ivy Huber, Assistant Director of Nursing.

Attorney General Brenna Bird led a bipartisan coalition of 28 states to defend North Carolina’s law protecting children from illegal Chinese vapes.

The top vaccine advisory committee at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Friday to change long-standing recommendations around COVID-19 vaccine access for children and adults, though a proposal to require prescriptions for all individuals seeking the shot narrowly failed.