cardiology

UPMC Cardiologist: Prioritize heart health
Lifestyle
KASHIF CHAUDHRY, M.D. Heart and Vascular Institute, UPMC 
Jun 29, 2022
For a long time, it was understood that men were more susceptible to heart issues than women. Today, studies show that heart disease is the leading ca...
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Simple answers aren’t always easy to accept
Opinion, Сolumns
GENE LYONS 
Feb 18, 2022
Sherlock Holmes fans love a locked-door mystery, so it was inevitable that the accidental death of TV comic Bob Saget in a Florida hotel room would ge...
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UPMC Provider: Pregnancy’s Effects on the Heart
Bradford, Entertainment, Lifestyles
DARCIE DESIDERIO, DNP, CRNP Heart & Vascular, UPMC 
Feb 18, 2021
A woman’s body goes through many changes during pregnancy. Many of them are obvious like the belly bump, but some are more subtle or hidden like how p...
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Happy Heart Health Awareness month
Entertainment
STEVEN HERRMANN, MD 
Feb 16, 2021
February is traditionally a time to share your heart with a loved one. Thus, it seems reasonable to review the steps you can take to protect your hear...
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Bradford and Olean, stronger together
Opinion, Сolumns
JEFF BELT, Special to The Era 
Feb 06, 2021
I hope our transition to “one hospital with two campuses” won’t divide us. We are going to restructure Upper Allegheny Health System into centers of e...
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Furr reflects on decades of medicine
Local News, Online Features
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Nov 06, 2020
Ten days into Dr. Charles Furr’s career in cardiology for what is now UPMC Hamot Heart & Vascular Institute, he did a heart catheterization on a patie...
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Health, Mind and Body, Mind Body
Mar 17, 2020
Dr. Rajeev Pillai, IRMC’s interventional cardiologist, has during his three years at IRMC diagnosed several cases of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Disse...
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BRMC acquires new cardiac monitors
Local News
Marcie 
Dec 21, 2019
Bradford Regional Medical Center has acquired 15 new state-of-the-art cardiac monitors for use in its emergency department. The monitors replace eight...
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Despite it all, rural life is best
Opinion, Сolumns
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Feb 19, 2019
There’s a lot to be said for a rural way of life. Not too many things in the world can compare to a summer’s night, stargazing while sitting by a camp...
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Staying healthy when winter weather hits
Local News, News, Online Features
RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jan 24, 2019
This week has brought some pretty wild winter weather to Bradford. Between avoiding the flu, shoveling snow and adjusting to changing temperatures, ho...
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