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Health & Wellness

Sweltering Classrooms Spark Heated Response

June 17, 2026
When Chelsea Silbereis’ son came home from school last week, he was nauseous, fatigued, and suffering from a headache. He was not alone. Parents and educators gathered at the School Committee meeting on June 16 to raise concerns over excessive heat in…

One Psychoanalyst’s Fight Against War’s Hidden Wounds

April 30, 2026
As a child, Belmont resident Kenneth Reich watched war movies with his brother, searching for clues about how combat changed those who lived through it. His father, Herman Reich, survived the Holocaust but never spoke about the experience. Kenneth never questioned his…

Belmont Mom Brings Pregnancy, Infant Loss Walk to Boston

April 27, 2026
While grieving the loss of her daughter, Lyla, Belmont resident Heather Toland discovered the podcast “Confessions of a Grieving Mother,” created by the nonprofit organization Emma’s Footprints. “It really helped me listen to other moms tell their stories and made me feel…

Bill Aims to Provide Support to Family Caregivers

April 21, 2026
Wendy Drexler had been her husband’s caregiver for several years when she walked into the bathroom to find him brushing his teeth with a razor and some muscle cream. “That was a threshold moment, where it just became clear I couldn’t keep…

Belmont Couple Turns From Cancer Battle to Marathon Mission

April 14, 2026
Coney Flowers felt her husband, Benjamin, did everything he could and more during her battle with acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia two years ago. For 40 days and nights, the couple spent every moment together in a Massachusetts General Hospital room as Coney…

Generations: Language Fluency Hones Mental Acuity

March 6, 2026
After the gold watch and the farewell luncheon, some of us turn to the next worry: cognitive loss. Experts (and plenty of non-experts) have laundry lists of preventive strategies. They pop up in newspaper columns, podcasts, the psychology section of the bookstore,…

Generations: Are Urgent Cares Really Urgent?

March 2, 2026
Back in September, I learned more about the American health care system than I probably ever wanted to, all because of a sprained ankle. And it made me realize the stark differences in how health care works in South Korea, where there…
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Marking a Year on Leonard Street, SALT is Thriving

February 8, 2026
A dip in the ocean—that was always the cure, as far as Patty Grady’s grandmother was concerned. “My grandmother always used to say, if anything was wrong, ‘Go in the ocean. Everything is salt water,’ ” said Grady, founder of SALT, a…
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