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  • Doctors see cannabis as medicine

    By Gary McBrideMarch 28, 2019

    Proponents of medical marijuana met after the Q&A session following the screening of the 2018 documentary “Weed the People” at the Little Art Theatre in February. Left to right: Kimberly Cornell, Lotus Health medical assistant and director of media and public relations; Dr. Josh Short of Stillwater Medical; Lotus Health owner/provider Teaera Roland; and Dr. Stuart Leeds of Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine. (Photo by Gary McBride)

    Last month, Villager Paul Beck came to the screening of “Weed the People” to learn more about medical marijuana.

  • Wright State shuts down Fels study

    By Diane ChiddisterOctober 11, 2018

    An unidentified Fels Longitudinal Study doctor is shown here circa the 1950s examining a young participant. The longest and largest longitudinal health study in the world, the Fels study, for many years based in Yellow Springs, still has more than 1,000 participants in the area, who had yearly appointments beginning in childhood to gather information on body composition. Last month Wright State closed down data collection for the Fels study, which would have turned 90 next year. (Photo courtesy of Antiochiana, Antioch College)

    The Fels Longitudinal Study, the world’s longest and largest longitudinal human growth study, has recently come to a close due to actions by Wright State University, which for decades has housed the study.

  • An inside look at Cresco Labs

    By Megan BachmanOctober 9, 2018

    Yesterday Cresco Labs of Yellow Springs opened its doors to a small group of local media and public officials for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and facility tour of the medical marijuana grower.

  • Fitness class keeps seniors moving

    By Megan BachmanOctober 4, 2018

    Jane Blakelock, center, stretched during a Sit Strong senior fitness class at the John Bryan Community Center this week. From the stage, fitness instructor Lynn Hardman called out and modeled the next move. Hardman, who is passionate about senior wellness, is starting a new workshop in the village focused on balance. (Photo by Megan Bachman)

    Two years ago, Jane Blakelock struggled to navigate subway stairs and keep up on long walks on a visit to her daughter in New York City. But multiple classes each week of Lynn Hardman’s Sit Strong changed everything.

  • Survivors of suicide find solace

    By Morgan BeardAugust 2, 2018

    It is estimated that 85 percent of Americans know someone personally who has died of suicide, according to a 2012 study titled Suicide Bereavement and Complicated Grief. 

  • Reaching out to save a life

    By Megan BachmanJuly 5, 2018

    In the depths of depression, a young Abraham Lincoln wrote a letter to his law partner in 1841 that hinted at possible suicidal intentions.

  • Local resources for suicide prevention

    By Megan BachmanJune 15, 2018

    Recent suicides in Yellow Springs and beyond have galvanized those working in and around the village to prevent suicide.

  • Mental health first aid training offered

    By YS News StaffMay 30, 2018

    The Antioch College Office of Student Life, in association with the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Greene County, will host a local mental health first-aid training on Friday, June 1, 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

  • Free yoga offered this summer

    By YS News StaffMay 29, 2018

    Free yoga classes will be offered this summer, both indoors and outdoors at the Wellness Center at Antioch College.

    The Wellness Center at Antioch College will host several opportunities to attend yoga classes at no charge throughout the summer.

  • Campaign seeks end to mental illness stigma

    By YS News StaffMay 12, 2018

    May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, is observing the month by participating in a new national campaign called “CureStigma.” 

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