Oct. 1: Rita P. Gale Rita worked at the Black Dog on Beach Road and State Road in Vineyard Haven. She loved her customers, and the celebrations that she catered, making friendships that lasted a lifetime. Oct. 1: Terry Iadicicco Lowe, 58 Terry had an unparalleled passion and enjoyment for her work; always excited, looking […]
After a long battle with breast cancer, Diane M. Becker, Sc.D., MPH, R.N., an expert in the prevention and management of coronary artery disease, passed away peacefully at home in Baltimore, Md., on Nov. 17, 2021, with family at her side. She was 78. Diane and her husband of 57 years, Lew, a cardiologist at […]
Itâs time to change the conversation around substance use on-Island
As we round the corner on a year of living with COVID, most of us are aware of the impacts of the pandemic on our lives â isolation, anxiety, boredom, depleted savings, depleted tolerance, depleted goodwill (perhaps). An incredible thirst for travel, the sight of smiling faces, and spending time in crowded places.Â
In a story published on Tuesday in STAT, the Boston Globeâs daily health newsletter, the CDC reported another grim effect on the lives of Americans: a 20 percent increase in, and the highest-ever number of, fatal overdoses ever recorded in the U.S. in a single year.Â