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...
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Measles outbreak was entirely avoidable
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Measles outbreak was entirely avoidable
LISA JARVIS Bloomberg Opinion/TNS 
Feb 28, 2025
A measles outbreak inWest TexasandNew Mexicohas killed a child and sickened more than 130 people, and public health experts fear it’s only the beginni...
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DeNoon recognized for hospice care
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DeNoon recognized for hospice care
Feb 28, 2025
DuBOIS — Penn Highlands Healthcare at Home announced Cindy DeNoon, a registered nurse, received the inaugural Lisa Isadore Hospice Caregiver of the Ye...
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House talks Aging on a shoestring
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House talks Aging on a shoestring
CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Feb 28, 2025
HARRISBURG — The Department of Aging has received flat funding for the past six years. Before the House Appropriations Committee, Secretary Jason Kavu...
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Plastic in your brain? Don’t panic — yet
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Plastic in your brain? Don’t panic — yet
F.D. FLAM Bloomberg Opinion 
Feb 26, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — When aCBS Newsmedical correspondent claimed recently that we’re accumulating a plastic spoon’s worth of plastic in our brains, her co...
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UPMC cardiologist: Women should prioritize heart health
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UPMC cardiologist: Women should prioritize heart health
DR. LESLIE WEBB UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute 
Feb 26, 2025
As February’s Heart Month comes to a close and Women’s History Month begins, it’s the perfect time to highlight a critical health issue that too often...
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When to seek emergency care for burns
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When to seek emergency care for burns
Feb 25, 2025
DuBOIS — Burns are the fourth leading cause of accidental death in the U.S. While anyone can sustain a burn injury, they are more common in young chil...
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Cancer drug costs nearly $200K
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Cancer drug costs nearly $200K
Feb 21, 2025
Taxpayers spent $74.5 million to help develop the prostate cancer-fighting drug Xtandi, but its sky-high sticker price is limiting access to patients ...
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Some rare diseases not as rare as you think
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Some rare diseases not as rare as you think
DEB WUETHRICH 
Feb 19, 2025
PORTVILLE, N.Y. — February is Rare Disease Awareness month. The upcoming week has been declared Rare Disease Awareness week, with Rare Disease Day bei...
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The facts about glaucoma
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The facts about glaucoma
Feb 18, 2025
When adults have their routine eye exams, they commonly have a test for glaucoma. Glaucoma is a group of diseases that damage the eye’s optic nerve an...
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Brain injury assistance needs more awareness, funding
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Brain injury assistance needs more awareness, funding
CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Feb 12, 2025
HARRISBURG —Treating traumatic brain injury, or TBI, can be a long and costly road. Experts in the field say that leaving these injuries untreated or ...
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SMETHPORT: Blood drive set Feb. 20
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SMETHPORT: Blood drive set Feb. 20
Feb 12, 2025
SMETHPORT — A blood drive will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Feb. 20 at Smethport Fire Department, 109 S. Nelson St. Community Blood Bank of Northwestern P...
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