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Community Blood Bank will hold a drive from noon to 5 p.m. Monday at St. Bernard Church, 95 E. Corydon St. “Each day premature babies are born, cancer...

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...

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...

DuBOIS — Approximately 39% of adults suffer from back pain, and each year nearly 7 million people in the U.S. experience a herniated disc. Also called...

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

DuBOIS — Many newborns in the Maternal and Child Center at Penn Highlands DuBois are breastfed; however, you may be surprised to learn that not all of...

OLEAN, N.Y. — Olean General Hospital (OGH), a member hospital of Kaleida Health, celebrated another first performed by Dr. Thomas Langan, vascular sur...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Independence Health System has introduced a new service that capitalizes on an overwhelming patient medical need and two new medici...

DuBOIS — Did you know that most babies in the United States have been breastfed? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 83.1% of...

SMETHPORT — A new provider has joined the Smethport Family Health Center, a primary care practice owned and operated by Olean General Hospital (OGH) a...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — A 20-year-old U.K. university student “died for 25 minutes” in a hospital in the U.S. after getting “extreme sunburn” during his ti...

PORT ALLEGANY — Northern Pennsylvania Regional College’s Workforce Development department is providing an opportunity for McKean County area residents...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Just as coronavirus transmission fluctuated in waves, so too have our responses to it. The world is four years from the acute phase...

DuBOIS — Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third most common cause of disease-related death in Americans, even though it is often pr...

ERIE — Community Blood Bank, the exclusive provider of blood and blood products to 16 hospitals in Northwest Pennsylvania and Western New York, as wel...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Geisinger Medical Center will begin work next year on an $880 million expansion at its flagship Montour County hospital, which will...

DuBOIS — Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver, which is swelling that occurs when tissues are injured or infected. Liver inflammation can be caused ...