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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

Transitioning to outpatient care center

By SARA FURLONG news@bradfordera.com

February 17, 2026

(Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information available from hospital officials and state Rep. Martin Causer Tuesday afterno...

UPMC gastroenterologist: The preventable cancer you shouldn’t ignore

Lifestyles

UPMC gastroenterologist: The preventable cancer you shouldn’t ignore

Dr. SAKET PRASAD UPMC Gastroenterology

Mar 19, 2025

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to highlight one of the most common — and preventable — types of cancer. Despite advances in screen...

Addressing Pa.’s nursing shortage to support rural health care

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Addressing Pa.’s nursing shortage to support rural health care

DR. EDMUND SABANEGH

Mar 19, 2025

The Guthrie Clinic has proudly provided access to high-quality care throughout rural Pennsylvania and New York. As president and CEO of this system, I...

BRMC, OGH seeking public input

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BRMC, OGH seeking public input

Mar 19, 2025

OLEAN, N.Y. — Olean General Hospital, Bradford Regional Medical Center and the Cattaraugus County Health Department are seeking public input as part o...

Legislators move to expand substance use treatment in county jails

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Legislators move to expand substance use treatment in county jails

CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square

Mar 18, 2025

HARRISBURG — Lawmakers are hoping to expand and improve upon a 2015 law that offers grants to county jails treating inmates experiencing substance use...

Dental care might have major breakthrough

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Dental care might have major breakthrough

Mar 17, 2025

(TNS)— This is certainly something to smile about. A group of scientists in Japan may be on their way to making a major breakthrough in dental care. S...

Social Security Matters: Can paying Medicare premium be avoided?

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Social Security Matters: Can paying Medicare premium be avoided?

RUSSELL GLOOR

Mar 14, 2025

DEAR RUSTY: Is there any way I can get out of paying the $185/month I am told will be taken out of my Social Security for Medicare Part B when I turn ...

Dickinson Center welcomes new psychiatrist

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Dickinson Center welcomes new psychiatrist

Mar 14, 2025

RIDGWAY — Dickinson Center Inc. (DCI), an affiliate of Journey Health System (JHS), welcomed Dr. Vikram Panwar to their team of psychiatric care provi...

‘Round the Square: Keeping abreast of March

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‘Round the Square: Keeping abreast of March

Mar 13, 2025

AWARE: What do peanuts, celery, umbrellas, noodles, breast implants and athletic training have in common? What a question! The answer is the month of ...

Upcoming classes, support groups at BRMC, OGH

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Upcoming classes, support groups at BRMC, OGH

Mar 13, 2025

Throughout March, Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) and Olean General Hospital (OGH), Kaleida Health facilities, are offering a variety of class...

Pa. is facing a nursing shortage. Gov. Shapiro takes aim with a $5 million proposal.

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Pa. is facing a nursing shortage. Gov. Shapiro takes aim with a $5 million proposal.

ROBERTA BURKHART Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Mar 13, 2025

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Hospitals across the state are grappling with a persistent shortage of nurses, straining health care systems and patient care. And ...

Chemo Care Bags donated to BRMC

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Chemo Care Bags donated to BRMC

Mar 12, 2025

Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC), a Kaleida Health facility, is grateful for the continued partnership with The Chemo Care Bag Project Inc. (CC...

Measles cases are still rising in Texas. Here’s what you should know about the contagious virus

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Measles cases are still rising in Texas. Here’s what you should know about the contagious virus

DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer

Mar 11, 2025

Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico are now up to more than 250 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes. M...

Beacon Light offers BrainsWay transcranial magnetic stimulation in Warren

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Beacon Light offers BrainsWay transcranial magnetic stimulation in Warren

Mar 10, 2025

WARREN — Beacon Light Behavioral Health System (BLBHS), an affiliate of Journey Health System, announced it is offering BrainsWay’s Deep Transcranial ...

BRMC, OGH post March Star Award winners

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BRMC, OGH post March Star Award winners

Mar 07, 2025

Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) and Olean General Hospital (OGH), Kaleida Health facilities, announced Oliver Nagel and Katelyn Spears are the...

DUBOIS: Penn Highlands Healthcare opens specialty pharmacy

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DUBOIS: Penn Highlands Healthcare opens specialty pharmacy

Mar 07, 2025

DuBOIS — Leaders from Penn Highlands Healthcare joined members of the Greater DuBois Chamber of Commerce this week to cut the ribbon marking the offic...

Proposed Pa. budget would put portion of $5 million in maternal health funding toward postpartum depression screening

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Proposed Pa. budget would put portion of $5 million in maternal health funding toward postpartum depression screening

HANNA WEBSTER Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Mar 07, 2025

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Jessica Tucker, a 38-year-old mother living in Brookline, started feeling depressed when she was 20 weeks pregnant. Tucker spoke to...

Pope Francis hits 3-week mark of hospitalization after giving world a sign of his frailty

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Pope Francis hits 3-week mark of hospitalization after giving world a sign of his frailty

NICOLE WINFIELD and MARIA CHENG Associated Press

Mar 07, 2025

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis hit the three-week mark Friday in his hospitalization for double pneumonia, in stable condition, receiving therapy but not ne...

Aortic valve stenosis: Are you at risk?

Lifestyles

Aortic valve stenosis: Are you at risk?

Mar 05, 2025

DuBOIS — As people age, a buildup of calcium on the aortic valve can make it thicker and stiffer leading to aortic stenosis. In addition, congenital h...

Penn Highlands names new regional hospital director amid rising losses

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Penn Highlands names new regional hospital director amid rising losses

Mar 04, 2025

(TNS) — A Penn Highlands Healthcare executive has been promoted at a challenging time for the diversified Clearfield County-based system. Josh LaFleur...

Faced with exploding costs, Pa. seeks clampdown on Medicaid-funded use of Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs

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Faced with exploding costs, Pa. seeks clampdown on Medicaid-funded use of Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs

FORD TURNER Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Mar 04, 2025

HARRISBURG (TNS) — After adding more than $1 billion to its anticipated Medicaid costs this year specifically for Ozempic and similar weight-loss drug...