medicine

Plans are wonderful and where would the world be without them? However, plans can change abruptly: the world you once knew turned upside down. The “pl...

McKean County leads the region ––and some other counties across the state –– in the number of reported cases of sexually transmitted diseases per 100,...

Camp Oasis, a co-ed, residential summer camp program, aims to enrich the lives of children with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The Crohn's& C...

A recent detainment at John F. Kennedy National Airport in New York City left one Bradford doctor asking questions. Dr. M. Javed Akhtar, an otolaryngo...

COUDERSPORT — On April 11, a public forum was held at the Galeton School on the drug epidemic in Pennsylvania, Potter County District Attorney Distric...

KITTANNING — A Smethport woman died early Saturday morning in a three-vehicle accident in Plum Township, Armstrong County. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette...

COUDERSPORT — Marion Rudek, MSN, CPNP-PC, NNP-BC, recently joined the Cole Memorial Medical Group’s pediatrics team comprised of Mary Ann Rigas, MD; M...

KANE — Kane youth Rory Undercoffer recently returned home from a week in Discovery Cove in Orlando, Fla., after having her wish to swim with dolphins ...

Stress. Just reading the word probably made some hearts start to race, just a little. In 2017, it’s as important as ever to be aware of the impact ext...

When talking about National Stress Awareness Month in April, it’s important to mention one large population that many people don’t think of as having ...

SMETHPORT — Sean Kean Manor will be holding a health fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 19. There will be screenings of blood pressure, blood glucose, p...

GAS PRICES: The local volunteer cancer drivers have noticed the increase in gas prices, which seems to be as much a sign of spring as the robin sighti...

WARREN — The Allegheny National Forest is planning several prescribed burns in the coming weeks. The goals of the planned burns are to improve habitat...

Under the guise of cost saving and patient safety, health insurers use a process called prior authorization to decide whether they will cover a proced...

COUDERSPORT — Sarah Sorlien, MD, recently joined Anesthesiologists Christian Caramia, MD, and Phong Nguyen, DO, at Cole Memorial’s Surgical Suite. Sor...

KANE — Kane Community Hospital (KCH) and UPMC Hamot Thursday announced a formal affiliation agreement to integrate KCH into the UPMC (University of Pi...

The Kiwanis Club of Bradford is once again distributing trauma dolls to area agencies and the local hospital to assist providers in helping children c...

COUDERSPORT — Board-certified Otolaryngologist Joel D’Hue, MD, MBA, has joined the Cole Memorial Medical Group. He joins Kathleen Kerr, PA-C, in Cole ...

Eligible blood donors of all blood types are invited to give blood through the American Red Cross this spring to help ensure a sufficient supply for h...

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Student Health Office will hold its annual Health and Wellness Fair Thursday. The fair will be held from 11 a...