medicine

Two longtime members of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford staff retired last month – mail center supervisor Colleen Gleason and nurse Bonnie Mc...

Pine Acres Country Club will host the 24th annual CARE ‘fore’ Children Golf Tournament, on Sunday, Aug. 6. The tournament is a four-person scramble wi...

A free Holistic Health Fair is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 15 at Bradford Area Public Library. “Holistic health considers the whole person––...

ERIE — The American Red Cross is facing a critical blood shortage and is issuing an emergency call for eligible blood and platelet donors of all blood...

INFLUENZA: Could bats be a brewing ground for new strains of the flu? That what some researchers at Penn State University are trying to find out. Huma...

HARRISBURG – A cluster of more than 50 overdoses in a 48-hour period in Tioga, Lycoming and Clinton counties prompted a warning from Gov. Tom Wolf Adm...

A new menu will be served up at the former La Mixteca restaurant in downtown Bradford: medical marijuana. Dubois Wellness Center LLC is slated to open...

Christine Lotyczewski is a public health nurse with Ontario County and, as a medical professional, became particularly intrigued when Excellus BlueCro...

As summer approaches, health officials are warning that Lyme disease could be particularly prevalent in the Northeast. Research shows the number of mi...

For the past 26 years, Jim Carlson has sat in a chair three times a week, during four-hour sessions, receiving kidney dialysis. His friends and superv...

SAFETY : With the current craze of raising one’s own poultry, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued a warning reminding peop...

Leaders are bashing the Senate Republican’s replacement for the Affordable Care Act, a plan they say denies health care to millions of people, cuts Me...

I have marveled at the incredible bravery of my wife. That she was strong and resolute I never doubted, but the courage and perseverance she’s display...

“Although I agree there are definitely places that funding should be cut, to reduce access to addiction services in the midst of an epidemic would be ...

State officials on Tuesday announced a list of approved medical marijuana grower/processor facilities throughout Pennsylvania, and McKean County did n...

SOME TIPS: Summer is a time of fun in the sun, but it’s also a time of bug bites. StatePoint says that insects can trigger allergic reactions in some ...

The Eagles Riders Club will be hosting the annual “Eagles for Autism” Dice Run on Saturday, a charity event that seeks to help those affected by autis...

Seniors are invited to attend Chapel Ridge’s 8 th annual wellness fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Chapel Ridge Personal Care Home located at ...

Well-known local cardiologist Dr. Steven Herrmann is moving again — but not very far. Herrmann is currently a cardiologist with Medicor Associates in ...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — Remote Area Medical, the nation’s largest non-governmental provider of free mobile medical clinics for the underserved and uninsured,...