Patrick Pfingsten: I’d love to see a governor stand up and say, “We screwed up. It makes us sick. It makes me angry. But here’s how we’re fixing it.”

The recent death of country music superstar Naomi Judd, who fought clinical depression for years, was tragic. It also is a reminder why we need to talk about mental illness.

Scott Holland: Lesson learned about overreacting to Census figures?

Opinion: Survey reveals COVID-19’s deep mental health toll on workers.

Recent scientific research is digging up interesting facts about exposure to a dirt born microorganism.

OPINION: Richard Irvin, the Aurora Mayor and Republican running for Governor with an infinitesimal record as an actual Republican, may think we’re dumb. If he doesn’t, his well-funded campaign with highly paid professional political operatives probably thinks we are.

If benign neglect is a gardening style, then it aptly describes Joan Oliver's relationships with plants. Sometimes a plant will surprise her, surviving although there’s no reason on earth that it should.

A health column by Sherry DeWalt

A free, virtual program will take place from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 4 as part of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America's Educating America Tour.