Articles From July/August 2018

A black-and-white photo of a young boy in headphones sitting on the floor, looking at a smartphone beside a backpack.

Digital Daze

Are adolescents lost in a digital maze?
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Is Big Data a Hero in Health Care?

A careful balance of information and privacy is needed to provide next-generation care.
Red graphic with faint pain-symptom icons and the white headline "Roanoke's Pain Problem.

Roanoke’s Pain Problem

Pain can be a lifelong condition. Learn more from these pain management experts.
Dara Hawkins uses the loving hand of discipline.

Raising Good Kids

Meet four families doing it right.
Mary Ellen Apgar smiles outdoors on a tree-lined campus path with brick buildings and white porches behind her.

Keeping College Grads Close

For many years, one of the goals of Roanoke leaders has been keeping young people home. Local colleges do their part to achieve the goal.
A hand holds a black-and-white historic photo over a sunny street with a cyclist and a brick building.

Then & Now: Roanoke Hospital

Before Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke Hospital housed the exquisite Flickwir Memorial Unit.
Jennifer Walker, owner of Balance Wellspace

On the Cutting Edge of Medicine

A local business is changing lives through low-risk stem cell therapy.
The Haven on 5th sign, a white and maroon wooden sign with a green caduceus, in front of a white clapboard house with picnic tables.

Health at the Haven

This new wellness center offers more than just sweet pampering sessions.
Book cover for "Tenth Grade Angst" by Bruce Ingram, with cartoon teens posed around large red letters on blue.

When the Student Becomes the Editor

One author has a new take on the writing process.
A group of smiling adults crowds together in a lounge, many holding novelty props on sticks like glasses and mustaches.

Step Into Mystery

Join a real-life game of Clue with this unique pop-up event.
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