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OLEAN, N.Y. — Olean General Hospital and Bradford (Pa.) Regional Medical Center, member hospitals of Upper Allegheny Health System, announced expanded...

Isolation can be especially hard on older adults who aren’t at ease with digital technology. Matt Kaplan, professor of agricultural and extension educ...

PITTSBURGH – National Senior Health & Fitness Day will be held as a virtual fitness event to enable participants to experience at-home fitness like ne...

The much-anticipated release of data regarding COVID-19’s impact on long-term care facilities came Tuesday with some welcome news for the region — the...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Health stated that as of Tuesday, there were 610 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state...

As of Monday, 11 positive or probable cases of COVID-19 have been reported in McKean County by the state health department, an increase of one since l...

OLEAN, N.Y. — One family that recently visited Rock City Park was so excited about getting outside to walk on the trails, they didn’t mind it was rain...

COUDERSPORT — The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. May 21, by appointment, at the Coudersport Consistory. As a than...

As of Friday, there were 10 positive or probable cases of COVID-19 in McKean County, according to the state health department. The department’s ZIP co...

A Bradford man who failed to get prompt medical help when his infant child suffered serious injuries was sentenced Thursday in McKean County Court. Jo...

So far, so good. That was the cautiously optimistic message from Dr. Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania’s secretary of health, Thursday regarding the 24 coun...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Thursday confirmed there were 938 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide ...

A person can have COVID-19, show no symptoms and still infect others. Masks don’t protect the wearer against COVID-19; they stop wearers from spreadin...

The Community Blood Bank is urging donors to continue to make blood donation appointments as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. All donors in the month ...

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine discussed treatments for those who suffer from COVID-19 and the models used to determine a county’s mo...

In Rich Lowry’s column in the May 2 edition of The Era, he concludes by writing that we as a free people will have to decide the important questions r...

Diabetics spend a significant amount of time monitoring their blood sugar, watching what they eat and when they eat, and making sure they have access ...

POETRY : Reader Carol Carson of Kane sent us a poem she had written about the situation with coronavirus in the world today. It is called “Pray.” “I r...

HOWARD — On Monday, Congressman Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., announced Keystone Rural Health Consortia as the recipient of a $212,944 Health and Human Servi...

CAMP HILL — PCN has a long history of supporting Pennsylvanians with its mission to be responsive to the needs and interests of the commonwealth and i...