health

It takes years of intense data-driven research before an experimental therapy or medical device is commercially available. Before these treatments hit...

A medical approach which seeks to improve the quality of life through treatments aimed at reducing suffering, reducing disease (tumor burden), and imp...

Your favorite golden corn on the cob or plump, red strawberries might be in shorter supply now that winter’s on its way. But you don’t have to let the...

Smartphones can be used for just about anything — ordering dinner, checking the news, booking a cab — all through a quick swipe. Just ask Susan Walter...

Do these New Year resolutions sound familiar: I’m going to lose weight, start exercising and find a new job. Based on past experience, I think finding...

Sometimes you just can’t leave work to see your doctor, but that sore throat doesn’t seem to be going away on its own. Ontario County employee’s Telem...

With its glittering lakes, rolling hills and acres of woodlands, Ontario County is a jeweled outdoor playground. While it’s tempting to hibernate insi...

Nearly every day, the Ontario County Office for the Aging hears from caregivers in the community who are stressed, need direction or are simply lookin...

Receiving a diagnosis of a chronic disease sparks a flurry of questions, uncertainty and, depending on the diagnosis, an assortment of varying symptom...

When the walking challenge is held for employees of Ontario County each fall, it's taken seriously. Competition is fierce, and the walking, well, it a...

A simple, 20-minute discussion with a registered nurse and answering a questionnaire may result in saving the lives of some Ontario County employees. ...

One day, Kate Scheirman was driving and found herself behind an elderly man driving his car. Boom! The man’s car jumped a curb, then he kept driving. ...

Employees in the Allegheny County Schools Health Insurance Consortium and their family members will soon be able to get a doctor’s diagnosis for ailme...

Barbara Bell no longer has to wait for results of blood tests. If she wants those or other medical information, along with refilling prescriptions, th...

Sarah Finnegan wants a pain-free first dance at her wedding. Finnegan will undergo surgery on her left hip in December at Allegheny Health Network to ...

Throughout history people have thought up creative reasons to explain what we had no hard facts to define. In this enlightened age, it is curious to m...

Have you heard the news? Botox is not just for women anymore. Kate Braun and Karen Kovalchick watch as their respective husbands, Brett and Nathan, un...

Years ago, it seemed the two most common phrases once the school bell rang were “let’s quiet down” and “take your seats.” In hindsight, the latter of ...

Before you know it, 2018 will be here. And if one of your New Year’s resolutions is to shed those few extra pounds or to start eating better, the Rich...

The “USA Today” newspaper was introduced on Sept. 15, 1982. Management described its innovative approach of reporting news as a short overview of majo...