Tips for choosing vehicles with ‘smart features’ for older drivers
‘Smart features’ in cars, including power seats, power mirros and larger dashboard controls, can make driving more comfortable for older driversGrand Forks Herald, 02/19/2013
How to approach conversation when it’s time to evaluate driving capabilities in an elderly relative, friend
Dealing with a relative or friend who wants to continue to drive — but shouldn’t — is a dilemma many people would rather not face, but more and more do.Grand Forks Herald, 02/19/2013
Grand Forks man addresses eye concerns with vision therapy
As a real estate paralegal, Wayne Young spends most of his day reading — intensely. Since starting last year at The German Law Group in Grand Forks, he began experiencing eye strain, blurred vision and headaches. He sought help from Grand Forks optometrist David Bieberdorf.Grand Forks Herald, 02/18/2013
Vision from the perspective of brain activity
When people think about optometry, they think about vision clarity and focus, said David Bieberdorf, Grand Forks optometrist, not necessarily the complex interaction that goes on between the eye and the brain.Grand Forks Herald, 02/18/2013
Grand Forks women teach their toddlers how to sign
Before she could talk, Maya Bodin had a vocabulary of eight words — words she “spoke” with her hands in sign language.Grand Forks Herald, 02/05/2013
Many hospitals reject new nurse applicants, but not in Grand Forks
Although the country is struggling with a nursing shortage, some newly licensed nurses are being turned away by potential employers who say, in effect, “new grads need not apply.”Grand Forks Herald, 02/04/2013
Altru, Sanford welcome new nurse graduates 
Neither Altru Health System, based in Grand Forks, or Sanford Health, based in the Dakotas, has a policy requiring newly licensed registered nurses to have one year experience.
Grand Forks Herald, 02/04/2013
For college students, getting smarter about money renders lifelong benefits
Logan Fletcher is $16,500 in debt. Even so, he’s among the first to sign up for free individual financial counseling at Financial Wellness Services, a new office that opens this week in an effort by the university to help students navigate what for many is foreign territory: the world of finance.Grand Forks Herald, 01/29/2013
Local, national health care providers crack down on employees refusing flu shots
Across the nation, some hospital employees who refused to be vaccinated against the flu have been fired, as health care providers move toward stricter policies aimed at ensuring patient safety.Grand Forks Herald, 01/28/2013
Later motherhood a growing trend
The birth rate for women ages 40 to 44 rose by 8 percent in the same period, continuing a trend that has been mounting since 1983.Grand Forks Herald, 01/22/2013
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