A Firelands Regional Health System Blog

Would you be able to identify these poisonous plants right here in Ohio? They may be lurking in your backyard right now, and you might not even know it. Check out our visual guide to the top 5 poisonous plant in the Buckeye state.

Heart disease can present itself in a number of ways. However, most of the time, when someone is referring to heart disease they are talking about a condition that involves narrowed or blocked blood vessels that lead to the heart.

Did you know that June is National Safety Awareness month? With so much outdoor and recreational activity starting up, we thought we would center our Empower blogs this month around safety tips for some of your favorite summertime activities.

Getting several severe sunburns on your skin in your lifetime, especially when you were a child, can put you at a greater risk for skin cancer. Particularly if you have fair skin, and blue eyes. The good news is, there are plenty of ways to protect yourself, and your family, from the sun this summer – and still enjoy your time outdoors.

With the warmer weather (finally) setting in, and May being Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, we wanted to take a minute to educate and remind everyone to be diligent and conscious of riders while you are driving this summer.

Start your garden on the right foot this spring with these helpful, and easy, gardening tips.

One in every four or five youth in the general population meets criteria for a lifetime mental disorder, and the risk of mental illness increases for young people from low-income families and those who have been involved with the juvenile justice or child welfare systems. Discrimination associated with mental illness poses a large barrier to recovery and is a main reason why people don’t seek help and treatment

Nurses are at the center of everything we do at Firelands Regional Medical Center, and we can’t thank them enough for the dedication, compassion, and commitment.

National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and to celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy communities.

If you or a loved one is dealing with alcohol addiction, finding a place to start the road to recovery can seem overwhelming. How do you know for sure that the person is addicted? Maybe they are just a social drinker? Questions like this can create hesitation, which may hinder you from starting an important conversation with them – or yourself.

Volunteers play an essential role at Firelands Regional Medical Center. During National Volunteer Week, we would like to thank all of our wonderful volunteers.

Testicular cancer is a form a cancer that starts in the cells of a man’s testicles. The testicles are made up of many types of cells, each of which can develop into one or more types of cancer.