Simone Ellin, Associate Editor, Author at JMORE

Area Health Care Experts Speak about Pandemic at Jmore’s Annual JBiz Panel Discussion

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Oct 27, 2020 | Community, Coronavirus News

Jmore held its second annual JBiz “Innovation in Health Care” panel discussion on Oct. 27, via Zoom. The hour-long discussion was moderated by George Nemphos of Nemphos Braue Attorneys at Law. Panelists included Dr. Bruce E. Jarrell, president of the...

7 Reasons Why Face Masks are Awesome!

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Oct 21, 2020 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Coronavirus Opinion & Commentary

The other day, I was walking my dog, Ivy, home from the park when I tripped and fell flat on my face on the concrete sidewalk. It happened so fast, and it was really frightening. Fortunately, my injuries were minor. That was due, in large part, to the polyester face...

Peace of Mind: Sheppard Pratt’s Virtual Walk-in Clinic Offers Accessible Mental Health Services

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Oct 19, 2020 | Community, Community Resources, Coronavirus News

If the pandemic has got you down, you’re not alone. A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that “symptoms of anxiety disorder and depressive disorder increased considerably in the United States during April-June of 2020, compared...

CHANA Offers Virtual Program to Address Domestic Violence during Pandemic

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Oct 12, 2020 | Community, Community Resources, Coronavirus Resources

The coronavirus pandemic has created what Lauren Shaivitz, executive director of CHANA, calls a “crisis within a crisis” for survivors of domestic abuse. “Since the pandemic started, we’ve seen a terrible uptick in domestic violence situations,” she says. To raise...

American Visionary Art Museum’s New Sleep Exhibition is no Snoozefest

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Oct 6, 2020 | Arts & Life, The Arts, Visual Arts

How’d you sleep last night? Hopefully better than I did. I tossed and turned for hours before finally dozing off, only to be awakened by a phone call around 4 a.m. Or maybe I just dreamt the phone call? Then the tossing and turning started again. As I sit down to...