Hannibal Regional Hospital will be hosting a seminar for area residents to learn more about treatment options for  knee and hip pain at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17.

Scott Friedersdorf, DPM, of the Hannibal Clinic, has been named a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (FACFAS).

Osteoporosis is a disorder in which progressive bone loss results in increased risk of fracture.

When someone has been at a job long enough, sometimes their enthusiasm can wane. That is not a problem for Dr. Richard E. Draper, especially when it comes to talking about Hannibal Regional Medical Group’s new expanded medical service, Express Care.

The Hannibal Clinic is offering H1N1 vaccinations to target groups.
 

The Quincy Area Branch Alzheimer’s Association will hold a candle lighting service at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Good Samaritan Home chapel, 2130 Harrison, to honor or remember loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease as an event of National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month.

Douglass Community Services Inc., 711 Grand Ave., will hold its monthly USDA Food Distribution from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5. Eligibility is based on income and clients must be Marion County residents.

The Board of Directors of NorthEast Independent Living Services (NEILS) has announced the appointment of Brooke Kendrick as interim executive director.  All services to individuals with disabilities served by the organization will continue. NEILS serves the counties of Clark, Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Ralls, and Pike counties in North East Missouri.

Hannibal Clinic and the Kind Hearts dare patients and employees to help our community in the Canned Food Drive Challenge 2009.

The Ralls County Health Department and Home Health Agency in New London has scheduled the following November events. All services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. The Web site is ralls.lphamo.org.