health sciences

DuBOIS — Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer in men and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men. Approximately 1 in 8 me...

Cancer patients can ward off waves of vomiting after treatment with a relatively cheap anti-nausea pill, but some are running into coverage limits. Do...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (TNS) — I came down with some form of crud about a week ago, and, as I write this, I still feel like garbage. Fever, congestion, fatig...

A top Kaleida Health executive will serve as interim president of Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center pending the ongoi...

DuBOIS — Newborn screenings are a vital tool in detecting health conditions present at birth, when they may be easier to treat. According to the CDC, ...

Inpatients at medical facilities in McKean County are most likely to be females over the age of 75 with Medicare insurance, according to a recent stat...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Every student in the first cohort of St. Bonaventure University’s dual-degree nursing program has passed the National Council ...

Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) and Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital (OGH), Kaleida Health facilities, will host the Second Annual Pulse of the C...

Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) and Olean General Hospital (OGH), Kaleida Health facilities, recently welcomed Lexandria Pascarella, certified...

More than 6 million Americans are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and each day nearly 3,000 patients may progress from mild to moderate dementia due to the...

CARE for Children has been conducting training for early childhood professionals on milestones, developmental red flags and the importance of developm...

UNIVERSITY PARK — After three weeks of testing as required under a state monitoring program for bird flu in dairy cattle, animal health experts in Pen...

DuBOIS — Penn Highlands Healthcare announced Douglas Winner has joined the health system as its new chief financial officer (CFO). In this role he wil...

Aging in place is so important to many older Pennsylvanians and their families. The same can be said for parents who wish to care for their physically...

DuBOIS — As we age, our needs can vary greatly from person to person. Some seniors, who do not require 24-hour care, may benefit from living independe...

KANE — Charlotte Floravit, chief executive officer at The Lutheran Home at Kane, announced registered nurse Karen Joshnick, director of quality, has r...

When we talk about catching waves over the summer, this is not the kind of wave we mean. Because as summer winds down, it’s not ocean waves many of us...

HARRISBURG (TNS) —If you’ve noticed that more and more people are coming down with a case of COVID, you’re not wrong. The bad news is cases are on the...

Editor’s note: “What’s on Your Mind?” is a weekly series where we ask members of our local community to share what has been occupying their thoughts a...

Bradford Ecumenical Home Inc. is celebrating 35 years of service to the Bradford community. Following a catastrophic fire at the former Dresser Memori...