JScreen, a national non-profit public health initiative based out of Emory University School of Medicine, announces its support of Men’s Health Month this June. JScreen, which is dedicated to preventing genetic diseases and hereditary cancer, urges men everywhere to use this time of increased awareness to take control of their health. With Father’s Day and Men’s…
Health experts say that it’s not too late to get a flu shot, especially as COVID-19 remains active and Arizona’s flu season ramps up. Vaccination and following a few simple tips can help slow the spread and ease the burden on our state’s health providers. Most flu cases have occurred from mid-December through February over…
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is an evidence-based psychotherapy that treats PTSD, trauma, anxiety, phobias and other mental health conditions. The therapy is ideally suited for the COVID-19 era, as millions of people deal with the trauma and anxiety of their own illness, the grief of losing a loved one or the anxiety associated with losing a job. ART provides…
Photo: Netanel and Dr. Gidali with Sheba the dog. Photo courtesy Sheba Medical Center. For Judi Felber, each bit of progress that her 24-year-old son Netanel makes at Sheba Medical Center’s Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit – everything from grasping an object to sitting up independently to even just smiling, is celebrated. On December 13, 2018,…
A new Tel Aviv University study reveals that perceiving marriage as unsuccessful is a significant predictor of death from a CVA and premature death among men, no less than well-known risk factors such as smoking and lack of physical activity. The study was based on extensive health data from more than 30 years of research…
Photo: Dr. Timothy Byrne and Dr. Merick Kirshner perform advanced procedures at Arbazo Arizona Heart Hospital. Doctors at Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital are first in Arizona to perform a new tricuspid heart valve procedure as part of an early feasibility study of the Intrepid™ Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement (TTVR) system. Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital is…
Jewish Family & Children’s Service (JFCS), announced June 2 the opening of the JFCS West Valley Healthcare Center located at 1840 N. 95th Ave., Suite 160 in Phoenix. Recognizing the need to provide integrated healthcare to underserved communities across the Valley, JFCS has completed its plan to open four integrated healthcare centers in five years….
Meet the Tucson J’s new tennis pro, Miguel Coelho! After an intense career as a national junior player, Miguel started teaching tennis in 1997. He has worked at several tennis clubs, organizations and academies in Portugal and Spain where he held different positions and worked with players from all levels and ages, from pre-school children to touring…
When Debbie Popiel first tried yoga, she didn’t have the greatest experience. “There was weird music playing, nobody explained anything to me, and I didn’t get it. I was like, ‘I can’t do this,’” she says. “Then years later, when I was pregnant with my daughter, I took a class and it was a very…
Joey DeLaRosa is a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance, who has begun teaching a Mussar Yoga Zoom series with the Tucson Jewish Community Center on April 19 for four weeks on Mondays at 5:45 pm. This yoga is great for beginners and athletes – no experience is necessary. Mussar Yoga is a blending…
