Health & Wellness

Youngstown, Ohio – October 16, 2026 -- Patients of Youngstown Orthopaedic Associates (YOA) will become Cleveland Clinic patients on November 1, 2026, when the practice officially joins the health system. The practice says it does not expect any interruption in care.

Dr. James D. Solmen retires October 31

Dr. James D. Solmen will retire from medicine effective October 31, 2026, after a career serving patients throughout the Mahoning Valley. Patients who saw him can continue their care with one of the practice's other orthopaedic physicians or podiatrists. The practice also apologized to Dr. Solmen for an earlier letter that wrongly listed his middle initial as "R."

Eugene – October 16, 2026 -- Patients who finish braces or clear aligners are advised to keep wearing a retainer, starting with full-time use and later moving to nightly wear, according to a HelloNation article featuring Dr. Ben Thornton of Thornton Orthodontics in Eugene, Oregon.

Why straight teeth still need protection

Many patients assume treatment is over once braces or aligners come off. The article says the retention phase protects results while the surrounding bone and soft tissues stabilize. Retainers hold teeth in their corrected positions and reduce the chance of shifting back toward the original alignment.

Shifting is common after treatment, especially during the first year.

Dallas – October 16, 2026 -- The 21st annual Sam's Night raised $1.7 million, based on preliminary totals at press time, for Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), and donations are still open at SamsNight.org. The Killian family of Rockwall, Texas, hosted the fundraiser on Thursday, October 15, at Victory Social.

Sam's Night has raised more than $10 million since it began

The event started more than two decades ago as Sam's Family Fun Day. It has grown alongside Sam Killian, now 24, who was diagnosed with Duchenne in 2005. Today it is an evening fundraiser that draws the Killians' friends, family, colleagues, and supporters.

The money supports PPMD's work on research, care, advocacy, and access to therapies. PPMD describes itself as the leading U.S. nonprofit driving Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy care, research, and advocacy.

San Francisco – October 16, 2026 -- Human Longevity, Inc. (HLI) now offers up to $1 million in treatment and clinical support to eligible members diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer, after expanding its Cancer Prevention Pledge to cover the disease. The support is subject to program terms.

CEO and Chairman Dr. Wei-Wu He says the company is confident enough in its detection approach that no member under its ongoing care should reach stage IV without earlier detection. The pledge is meant to provide backing if advanced cancer develops anyway.

Whole genome sequencing anchors the screening approach

HLI combines genome sequencing, advanced diagnostics, and ongoing physician care. Its program includes three elements:

Tamarac, Florida – October 16, 2026 -- Families weighing long-term care in South Florida have a new data point: Tamarac Rehabilitation & Health Center, operated by Sabal Health, ranked #20 among facilities with 100-149 beds on Newsweek's America's Best Nursing Homes list for 2027.

Newsweek and Statista screened 14,693 nursing homes

Newsweek compiles the list each year with global data research firm Statista. The 2027 edition highlights 1,325 of the nation's top nursing homes out of 14,693 analyzed.

The evaluation draws on performance data, peer recommendations, accreditations and satisfaction. It also uses data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Manassas – October 16, 2026 -- Meant, a telehealth platform for GLP-1 weight care, is promoting two features that run alongside the prescription decision: ongoing Care Coach support and a supplement kit on eligible plans.

Licensed providers decide on treatment, not Meant

Meant does not diagnose or prescribe. Eligibility and prescribing decisions are made case by case by licensed providers at its clinical partner, OpenLoop Health. Treatment is not guaranteed for every applicant.

A short online questionnaire is the first step

The program starts with an online health assessment, a brief questionnaire reviewed by a licensed provider. That provider determines whether a prescription is appropriate.

San Antonio – October 16, 2026 -- Memberships at the new Crunch San Antonio Goliad Rd. will start at $9.99 per month when the $11 million, 50,000-square-foot gym opens in early 2027 at 2828 Goliad Road.

The facility sits in the former standalone Gold's Gym building, at the corner of Goliad Road and SE Military Drive. It will be run by Crunch franchisee The Undefeated Tribe and will be the first Crunch location to debut the new Crunch 3.0 design in this market, pairing modern aesthetics with enhanced functionality.

The gym packs strength, studio and recovery options under one roof

Crunch says the club will fuse fitness with entertainment. The amenity list includes:

Seal Beach, Calif. – October 16, 2026 -- Bala Enzyme Hydration + Recovery Turmeric Drink Mix is now on sale at Target.com, offering a zero-sugar hydration powder built around turmeric and plant-based enzymes. The stick packs come in Pineapple, Lime and Berry flavors.

The launch is a step in the brand's national retail expansion and follows its growing Amazon business.

Turmeric and enzymes replace the usual electrolyte-only formula

Bala Enzyme's patent-pending ENZYMX RECOVERY ACCELERATORTM puts turmeric and the plant-based enzymes bromelain and papain at the center of the formula. The company says the blend is meant to help support a healthy inflammatory response. Amino acids and the electrolytes sodium, potassium and magnesium are included to support hydration.

Each serving has zero sugar, 15 calories when mixed with water and no artificial coloring.

Los Angeles – October 16, 2026 -- Peptide Tracker, a free app for logging peptide protocols, now lets users record symptoms and see which doses they took on the days those symptoms appeared, with version 2.25.0 available on the App Store and Google Play.

Symptoms and doses appear side by side

From Symptoms on the Today screen, users can pick a symptom from a list or describe it in their own words. They then tap the days they noticed it, rate how much it got in the way, and add an optional note.

Tapping any logged symptom shows the doses taken on the days it appeared. Entries can be edited or deleted.

Co-Founder and CEO Kev Miller said the aim is for people to bring real notes, rather than fuzzy memories, to conversations with their providers.

Boston – October 16, 2026 -- The Withings BodyScan 2, a $599.95 at-home scale that tracks more than 60 biomarkers, has been named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2026.

Withings calls it the world's first at-home longevity station. It turns the daily weigh-in into a cardiometabolic check, meant to show whether everyday habits are adding years to a person's healthy life or taking them away.

The Daily Scan takes seconds each morning

Every morning, the Daily Scan captures weight, body composition, visceral fat, heart rate and vascular age in seconds.