Treva Lind

As more kids get diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, new research led by a Seattle professor has found yet another concern. Medications are less effective on youth than their adult counterparts.

With security breaches in the news, digital identity theft may seem inevitable, but experts say there are steps to take to help protect your personal information.

Getting through Transportation Security Administration airport screening can be stressful enough, but add in a medical condition like a colostomy bag or artificial joints, and you might go through even closer scrutiny. People can take steps to pass through screening with dignity intact, says a local ostomy support group in Spokane that’s gathered TSA travel tips. Here is some of that advice.

A Spokane Valley father began Man The Family Up as a private Facebook group in January 2017, for guys to talk about skills, families and hobbies under a set of ground rules: No racism, no politics, no divisive content.

Three generations within Carol Anderson’s family in Spokane plan to walk in graduation ceremonies Saturday for degrees from Eastern Washington University.

Are teens still seeking traditional summer jobs? National trends show you’ll see fewer youth in seasonal positions. Reasons vary, from teens wanting to do more service work for college apps to those who want to practice a sport, go on family vacations or complete advanced studies.

Lead volunteers Paula Lyon and Polly Melendez for Coeur Closet want to help high school students who can’t afford trendy or professional clothes receive stylish outfits, especially for Senior Presentation Day held in May. The two moms, serving in honor of sons who died, have bonded through shared experiences and their drive to expand the closet.

Three sixth-grade students at Trinity Catholic School in Spokane write about their role models during Older Americans Month. The three children won in an essay contest through the Senior Assistance Fund of Eastern Washington.

Regional dental offices affiliated with Smile Source will offer a day of free dental care Saturday for people who can’t afford certain treatments, including extractions, fillings and emergency care.

The morning after last year’s Labor Day concert, Spokane Symphony bass player Patrick McNally felt a strange numbness run down the left side of his body. He felt weak. So McNally sat down with his iPhone to search his symptoms.

In the ’70s and ’80s, giant beer bottles with humanoid legs ran in herds across TV screens in Spokane and around the region.

Arc of Spokane has opened a respite house for overnight stays by people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Each year in May, the senior community Touchmark on South Hill holds its A-MAY-Zing Race.

The joint disease osteoarthritis is thought to be on the rise, partly because of active baby boomers and higher U.S. obesity rates. It occurs from the wearing down of protective joint cartilage, leaving bones rubbing together.

Spark Central: 5 things to know

Noble Brewer has lived 106 years with life in motion.

What to do if you’ve signed up last minute for Bloomsday, without any training? Perhaps you plan a leisurely walk, but here are tips to do at a minimum to prepare for a healthier race day.

Don’t just sign up the kids in classes to paint or dance. Several spring programs in the region extend educational fun shared by both parent and child. Here are five such fun learning options in the Spokane area.

Mischa Keeling has since childhood dealt with an inherited blood disorder some call the vampire disease or King George’s madness. The Spokane Valley resident finally received a diagnosis about five years ago for porphyria, which has caused excruciating pain, red or purplish urine, skin reactions from the sun and other complications.

Using 25 newly purchased ukuleles in various colors, kindergarteners at Millwood Kindergarten Center in West Valley started playing the small instruments this spring as part of regular music sessions. The site has 231 students, ages 5 to 6. Two to three during the week, each of its classes has 30-minute music instruction. Earlier in the school year, they learn basics like singing, counting in rhythm, and playing simple instruments, before introduction of the ukulele.

Singer Huey Lewis put Ménière’s disease into the spotlight as it impacts hearing loss, when last week he announced the cancellation of his 2018 tour, including a stop at Northern Quest Resort and Casino.

Laura Schlangen, turning 88 next week, thinks travel keeps her young. She’s gone on roughly 80 travel tours in the last 26 years. Up next are trips to Arizona, then Iceland in the fall.