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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...

Wolf announces $9 million for substance use disorder crisis stabilization services

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Wolf announces $9 million for substance use disorder crisis stabilization services

Nov 29, 2022

Governor Tom Wolf announced the availability of more than $9 million in state grant funding for Single County Authorities (SCAs) to establish or expan...

The real reasons your family is sick right now

Opinion, Сolumns

The real reasons your family is sick right now

FAYE FLAM Tribune News Service

Nov 28, 2022

Something is altering the normal seasonal currents of cold and flu viruses. They slowed to a trickle during the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic on...

A sneak peak of December at the library

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A sneak peak of December at the library

MANDY COLOSIMO era.Mandy.C@gmail.com

Nov 26, 2022

It’s cold and dreary outside, but there is plenty to do inside the walls of the Bradford Area Public Library this December. Rebecca Feightner, executi...

Parents know what’s best for kids regarding COVID vaccines

Opinion, Сolumns

Parents know what’s best for kids regarding COVID vaccines

CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Tribune News Service

Nov 21, 2022

FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — When a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee announced last month that COVID-19 vaccines will be added t...

Building healthier rural communities for those who power America

Opinion, Сolumns

Building healthier rural communities for those who power America

BOB MARGAN

Nov 18, 2022

As we marked National Rural Health Day this year (Nov. 17), we are reminded that a strong community is rooted in its people. The Biden administration ...

CARE Board to honor Bradford Rotary Club at annual meeting

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CARE Board to honor Bradford Rotary Club at annual meeting

Nov 16, 2022

The CARE for Children Board of Directors will host a reception as part of their annual meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 at the Bradford Club. During...

Should I call my doctor ‘doctor’ or is that passé?

Opinion, Сolumns

Should I call my doctor ‘doctor’ or is that passé?

NICHOLAS GOLDBERG Los Angeles Times

Nov 08, 2022

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — I’m a 64-year-old man — a longtime adult, a father of three grown children, comfortable in most settings. Yet when I talk to my do...

If you’ve had COVID, watch out for stroke symptoms

Opinion, Сolumns

If you’ve had COVID, watch out for stroke symptoms

FAYE FLAM Tribune News Service

Nov 07, 2022

Harlan Krumholz, a cardiologist at the Yale School of Medicine, says he worries about two kinds of long COVID. There’s the obvious version where peopl...

RTS – CPRS Awareness

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RTS – CPRS Awareness

Nov 05, 2022

ORANGE: Monday is a special day for folks suffering from a rare, incurable pain condition known by several names — CPRS, RSD, AMPS, RND. Each year, on...

ELF Fund kickoff speaker: Gifts, big or small, can impact life of child or senior citizen

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ELF Fund kickoff speaker: Gifts, big or small, can impact life of child or senior citizen

Nov 03, 2022

Dave Feely knows something about receiving a special gift. The retired Bradford City Police officer, who went through successful heart transplant surg...

Nothing but wins for UPMC Kane

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Nothing but wins for UPMC Kane

MANDY COLOSIMO era.Mandy.C@gmail.com

Nov 01, 2022

The Chamber of Commerce business after hours hosted UPMC Kane’s annual meeting at Logyard Brewing last Thursday for an update from hospital President ...

Bradford Chiropractic Center opens to public earlier this year

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Bradford Chiropractic Center opens to public earlier this year

DANIELLA LANGIANESE dani@bradfordera.com

Nov 01, 2022

Chiropractors use adjustments and manipulations to address alignment issues which cause pain and other symptoms throughout the body — Dr. Thad Diehl o...

Fetterman doesn’t deserve ridicule

Opinion, Сolumns

Fetterman doesn’t deserve ridicule

Oct 28, 2022

Most people who suffer from an injury do not have to recover on a public stage. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania...

Patients won’t have to wait so long for insurance company approval under new Pa. law

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Patients won’t have to wait so long for insurance company approval under new Pa. law

DAVID WENNER PennLive

Oct 27, 2022

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvania lawmakers this week approved a bill they say will end many problems related to “prior authorization” — where an insura...

Can we afford better cancer screenings?

Opinion, Сolumns

Can we afford better cancer screenings?

FAYE FLAM Tribune News Service

Oct 27, 2022

Patients and their doctors count on cancer screening tests to save lives, and yet a number of large, controlled studies are showing disappointing resu...

Deerfield launches BrainsWay Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

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Deerfield launches BrainsWay Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Marcie

Oct 25, 2022

WARREN — Deerfield Behavioral Health, an affiliate of Journey Health System, announced that it is now offering BrainsWay’s Deep Transcranial Magnetic ...

Dangers of fentanyl discussed at presentation

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Dangers of fentanyl discussed at presentation

MANDY COLOSIMO era.Mandy.C@gmail.com

Oct 25, 2022

Education is everything. Be a part of saving a life. Call it whatever: fentanyl poisoning, murder by a drug dealer, an overdose, or killed by drugs — ...

Emporium mother, son charged with attempting to murder her landlord

Crime, News

Emporium mother, son charged with attempting to murder her landlord

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Oct 22, 2022

An Emporium mother and son have been charged with attempted murder for allegedly beating the mother’s landlord nearly to death while he was trying to ...

Medical marijuana patients get good news, but producers fret over final law in Pa.

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Medical marijuana patients get good news, but producers fret over final law in Pa.

DAVID WENNER PennLive

Oct 21, 2022

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Medical marijuana patients will get safer products, health department officials say. But growers and processors warn of production ...

Fetterman’s doctor says he’s recovering well from May stroke

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Fetterman’s doctor says he’s recovering well from May stroke

MARC LEVY and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press

Oct 19, 2022

HARRISBURG — John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, released a doctor’s note Wednesday saying he is recovering well from a...