medicine

An increasing number of bald eagles have been admitted to wildlife-rehabilitation centers across Pennsylvania exhibiting signs of illness such as weak...

An increasing number of bald eagles have been admitted to wildlife-rehabilitation centers across Pennsylvania exhibiting signs of illness such as weak...

The top priority in Bradford Regional Medical Center’s affiliation with Kaleida Health of Buffalo, N.Y., is recruiting more physicians. So says Timoth...

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood to support cancer patients and others. The Red C...

SMETHPORT — The Penn State Extension is offering “dining with diabetes” classes in Smethport and in Bradford. “Dining with diabetes” is a nationally a...

2016 was “ruff” for Bradford pooches, with the annual Doggie-Walk taking a hiatus for the year. This year, event organizers are reinviting locals to b...

COUDERSPORT — Cole Memorial Hospital observed its 50th anniversary during the corporation’s annual meeting recently at the Coudersport Consistory. Pre...

Two Kane women are in McKean County Jail, charged with a complicated scheme to allegedly obtain prescription drugs for a former nurse who told police ...

Back in 2012, I was an expecting mother to my second child. It was a boy who we were going to name Preston. He was going to be an adored little brothe...

Medical officials are already asking local residents to roll up their sleeves in preparation for flu season. “While flu spreads every year, the timing...

Over the past year and a half, Middalia Kan has endured serious health issues from renal failure that involved hospital stays, doctor appointments and...

The death of an infant at a Bradford residence is under investigation by Bradford City Police. The infant, Liam Prescott, 8 months old, was the son of...

The Rhode Island Hospital entrance finally came into view. I hit the ambulance entrance, rushed inside and yelled; “I need help!” A male nurse read my...

COUDERSPORT — Gov. Tom Wolf visited Cole Memorial Hospital Thursday as the facility marks its 50th anniversary. The mid-afternoon stop was part of his...

When Jessica Bundy was diagnosed with breast cancer in December of 2016, she learned that she not only had two different types of breast cancer, but a...

School is back in session, and as we all know, the start of a new school year brings a lot of emotions on the part of parents, students and teachers a...

Q: What is DME? A: DME stands for durable medical equipment. There may be times when you require DME/Prosthetics/Orthotics. Some examples are medicall...

When a patient is diagnosed with cancer, fear is a typical reaction. But that fear can take several forms. Not only is a patient likely to be concerne...

When I first started working for public schools, people more knowledgeable than I were retiring. They told me they were getting out before new require...

Frank Krevetski turned 78 in August. He also celebrated 51 years of marriage to wife Patricia that day. But there’s another reason for him to be happy...