… and oncologist until 1998. Shortly after retiring that year, he joined the faculty of the School of Public Health at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. During his first career, Dr. Brown also was the Saints’ first internist, serving from the …

… were even vegetarians for a while. Not long after my dad’s funeral, I decided that I should be proactive about my health. At a Planned Parenthood checkup, I told the doctor about my family history and said I wanted to get genetic testing done. But …

James Edgar Davis, age 86 of East Troy, passed away after a brief fight with cancer on January 11, 2017, at Agrace Hospice in Janesville. He was born on September 20, 1930, in Edgerton, WI, the only son to Stanley Davis and Katherine Davis Buske.

Even while suffering with Alzheimer’s disease, Richard Westrick, known as “Dick” to his family and friends, continued to indulge his passion for song. “He had a wonderful voice,” said his son Jeff Westrick of Sewickley.

… they named David in hopes of raising “a man after God’s own heart.” The family was forced back to the States due to health issues. Broken-hearted to leave the field, they went right to work in Chattanooga. Jack became the station manager for a local …

Visitation and funeral services were released Saturday for Amzie Smith, the Ballard High School junior who died Friday after a year-long battle with liver cancel. According to her obituary , visitation will be from 1-4 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9 at Ratterman Funeral Home, 12900 Shelbyville Road.

… to five. Taking serious note of the deaths, the Zoo authorities have sent the samples to the Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals (IAH&VB), Bengaluru and National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal, for …

A former President of Muskingum Area Technical College/Zane State has died. Lynn Willett passed away Wednesday after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease.

Robert David Lindy, 68, of Long Beach, Calif., died Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Keck Hospital of USC in Los Angeles. The cause of death was esophageal cancer.

… Irene was born a miracle baby to Roger and Barbara on June 21, 1986. She had several open heart surgeries and various health issues leading to congestive heart failure. Irene was recently pursuing her GED. She had a heart of gold and was a friend to …

Iconic film star Paul Newman shunned the glitz of Hollywood and preferred to put his efforts into giving back. Eight years after his death, his daughter CLEA NEWMAN talks about continuing his legacy Clea Newman is running the tiniest bit late for our crack-of-dawn meeting at the imposing St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in King’s Cross.

… Known medically as stress-induced cardiomyopathy or takotsubo syndrome, it can strike anyone, even those in good health with no previous heart problems. Reynolds, who suffered two strokes in 2015 but recovered, was taken by ambulance to a hospital …

My mother died in late September of 2009 after a long illness, and I thought I was coping well with her death until a few days before Thanksgiving that year. I was sitting in my office trying to suppress a sudden wave of grief mixed with anxiety about the approaching holiday when a twenty-something colleague dropped by unexpectedly and noticed my woeful countenance.

… Known medically as stress-induced cardiomyopathy or takotsubo syndrome, it can strike anyone, even those in good health with no previous heart problems. Reynolds, who suffered two strokes in 2015 but recovered, was taken by ambulance to a hospital …

… show Wishful Drinking …and many other contributions to stage and screen that touched many of us in the mental health community. It was the fact that she spoke out about having bipolar disorder and being a recovering addict when not many public …

A native of Murfreesboro, she was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Myrtle King O’Kieff; sister, Jo Johnson; and brother, William O’Kieff. Mrs. Arnold is survived by her loving husband, Eugene “Gene” Arnold; daughters, Fran Wasserman and Nancy Nipper; sons, Bruce Nipper and Jay Nipper; nieces, Connie Johnson, Dawn O’Kieff, and Trisha Price; nephews, Steve Johnson, Mark Johnson, and Alex O’Kieff; along with four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Ralph is survived by his wife of 42 years, Carol Falvo; daughter, Heather Falvo-Harvey; son, Joshua Falvo; granddaughter, Kiersten Kessinger and her husband, Dominic; and great-grandchildren, Hunter and Avery Kessinger. A memorial service in his honor will be held at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Found and Sons Funeral Chapel, 10719 Courthouse Road, Fredericksburg.

… and collecting antique rolling pins. Yvonne Rodler, 85, who during the 1970s gave tours of the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda to visiting doctors from foreign countries and helped plan events for other health-related organizations, …

Cindy Stowell never got to see her appearances as they were broadcasted on TV. She died at age 41 a little more than a week before her taped episodes began showing.

She was born on Nov. 7, 1959, in Monmouth, the daughter of Doris and Larry Dye. She married Buff Hottle on June 3, 1984.

Gordon Hunt, television director and father of actress Helen Hunt, died on Saturday at his home in Sherman Oaks, California, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 87. “Gordon was a master of reinvention.

Jane Morrill McNeel Bentley returned to God on Friday, December 16, 2016. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and wife to all of her family whom she cherished greatly.

Randall M. Schurr Jr., 74, of Bells Landing died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016 at Ridgeview Elder Care and Rehabilitation Center, Curwensville. He was born July 8, 1942 in Curwensville, a son of the late Randall M. and Margaret Schurr, Sr. He was a member of the St. Bonaventure Catholic Church, Grampian, and the American Legion.

Robert A. “Bob” Strong, 86, lost his battle with Alzheimer’s disease Dec. 14, 2016.