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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Take time away from your phone, laptop or tablet and just enjoy the moment. That’s the core message of Roswell Park Comprehensive Canc...

JOHNSONBURG — UPMC Kane in partnership with Johnsonburg Rotary Club will hold multiphasic blood screening tests from 6 to 9:30 a.m. Feb. 8 at the John...

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will hold a Health Careers Job Fair Feb. 4 on campus. Representatives of sixteen organizations will be availa...

EMPORIUM — A free four-week meditation course for youth ages 12 to 18 will be held at the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library beginning Feb. 5. The...

Researchers and local cancer patients will be getting a nice gift, thanks supporters of the 41st annual Tony Dolan Ski for Cancer. The event was held ...

A Community Blood Bank blood drive is scheduled for noon to 5:30 p.m. Monday at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 95 E. Corydon St. All donors will be ente...

Imagine the feeling of floating in a zero-gravity environment, the tension leaving your muscles and stress and worries of the day melting off of you. ...

Smethport Area Women’s Club SMETHPORT — The Smethport Area Women’s Club held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday at the American Legion Hall in...

Vaping controversy has been front and center lately, with the recent news that the CEO of Juul, Kevin Burns, had resigned in September, as an increasi...

Bradford Regional Medical Center is taking steps to keep patients, visitors and staff healthy in the height of flu season, and is prohibiting visitors...

WOMEN’S LITERARY CLUB will meet at 11:15 a.m. Friday at the Bradford Regional Medical Center. Dr. Baptiste, a new practitioner at the Family Practice,...

In 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency, and it announced a five-point strategy to battle the opi...

OLEAN, N.Y. — Olean General Hospital recently announced the opening of its new Comprehensive Vascular Center. Zahid Chohan, MD, who moved his long-tim...

LEMOYNE —The Pennsylvania Homecare Association has developed The Care We Share: A Family Guide to In-Home Pediatric Care. This 36-page resource is ava...

January has proven to be a tough one for many local residents, as influenza is coming on strong. The Pennsylvania Department of Health said flu activi...

The American Cancer Society has kicked-off its annual Daffodil Days. This colorful first flower of spring represents a campaign to bring hope to cance...

Well, it’s that time of year when we look back at the past and forward to the future. You may wonder how this practice began. Believe it or not, the a...

An odd piece of news caught my eye this week, mostly because I thought it was from a comedy or satire site like The Onion or Babylon Bee. It was an an...

COUDERSPORT — Jeremy T. Reed, MD, Ear, Nose, & Throat (ENT) specialist has joined UPMC Cole. Reed earned his medical degree from Tulane University Sch...

BASD LUCKY LADIES will hold a luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Bradford Club. SLEEP DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP will meet at 5:30 p.m. Jan 15 in the...