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A recent report from the PA Health Care Cost Containment Council revealed that Pennsylvania hospitals recorded approximately 36,712 opioid-related hos...

Bradford Regional Medical Center, member hospital of Upper Allegheny Health System, has announced the appointment of Jakub Wojcik, MD, internal medici...

As influenza activity picks up, the American Red Cross is urging healthy donors of all blood types to give blood or platelets to ensure a strong blood...

Life and Independence for Today, a St. Marys-based Center for Independent Living, will make a presentation about disability awareness, sensitivity and...

MOUNT JEWETT — A Smethport man was killed when he fell about 90 feet from a roof while performing scheduled maintenance at the Georgia Pacific MDF pla...

(Editor’s note: Jennifer Taylor is a Bradford mother who is an advocate for children and young people with Down syndrome.) My 6-year-old son, Preston,...

Charles Burgett (foreground) receives his influenza shot from nurse Michelle Sprester Saturday at the Friendship Table in Bradford. The shots were adm...

HARRISBURG — Consumers who purchased raw whole milk from Pot ‘O Gold Dairy Specialties in Bear Lake, Warren County, from Sept. 10 to present should im...

Over the past decade, the number of breast cancer surgeries performed in Pennsylvania have stayed relatively consistent. That’s the word from the PA H...

Bradford Regional Medical Center and Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital, member hospitals of Upper Allegheny Health System, now have the latest technology ...

Home is more than just where the heart is, it’s also where the liver is –– at least that’s the case for a certain pair of sisters from Kane. When Jani...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mercy Flight, a nonprofit organization committed to emergency medical care and transport, has teamed up with Olean General Hospital, B...

A free flu shot clinic for eligible veterans will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the VFW at 94 Barbour St. in Bradford. Drive-thru service w...

Dickinson Center is holding a public focus group and luncheon Oct. 24 in hopes to gain feedback about services received for mental health, intellectua...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month — the perfect time to give blood to support cancer patients and others. Cancer patients may need red blood ce...

Life can feel overwhelming. Sickness, money problems, relationship drama, trouble with children and the desire to do the wrong thing all abound. But t...

SINNEMAHONING — Sinnemahoning State Park is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to assist with the Haunted Trail and All Hallows Eve Celebration which...

The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a sweeping opioid bill on Wednesday, and it is headed to the president for his signature. Pennsylvania’s senator...

In honor of APPNA National Health Care Day, three groups are working together to host a free flu shot and screening clinic on Oct. 13. From 9 a.m. to ...

While a wheelchair ramp is in the works for Byllye Lanes bowling center on Seaward Avenue in Bradford, all involved admit the project is now expected ...