Chronic Diseases

Sarah Reed, an MS patient, will join some 5,000 other cyclists in riding in the Texas MS 150 this weekend, a 150-mile ride to raise money for the chronic disease.

Just a night or two of exposure to faint light is enough to raise your pulse and increase insulin resistance — factors that increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes, researchers find.

Local health officials urge people, especially those with chronic illnesses, to get vaccinated and boosted as quickly as possible to protect themselves against COVID-19. About a third of eligible residents are still not fully vaccinated.

A Harvey evacuee at the Delco Center was getting treated for a wound on her head last week when workers discovered she was diabetic.“The people of CVS…