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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...

Pa. poison control center warns of spike in severe mushroom poisonings

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Pa. poison control center warns of spike in severe mushroom poisonings

FRANK KUMMER The Philadelphia Inquirer

Oct 18, 2022

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — A subculture of foragers is scouring a growing host of social media groups, hashtags and phone apps to find and identify mushroom...

Guthrie hosted Walk Of Remembranceâ¯

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Guthrie hosted Walk Of Remembranceâ¯

Oct 17, 2022

SAYRE— Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital’s First Impressions Birthing Center recently hosted the 7th annual Remembrance Walk to honor and remember childr...

Listen up, college students: You don’t ‘get’ a grade, you earn it

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Listen up, college students: You don’t ‘get’ a grade, you earn it

JILLIAN HORTON Tribune News Service

Oct 16, 2022

Every fall, my mental timeline is flooded with memories of the teachers who changed my life. And last week — when I read about the controversial termi...

NBC reporter’s comment about Fetterman draws criticism

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NBC reporter’s comment about Fetterman draws criticism

DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer

Oct 13, 2022

NEW YORK — An NBC News correspondent who interviewed Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman says an on-air remark she made about him having diff...

Alex Bowman to miss next 3 NASCAR races with concussion

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Alex Bowman to miss next 3 NASCAR races with concussion

JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

Oct 13, 2022

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Alex Bowman said Wednesday he will miss the next three NASCAR races with a concussion he suffered last month in a crash in NASC...

Fetterman says stroke recovery gives him edge against Oz

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Fetterman says stroke recovery gives him edge against Oz

DAVE GOLDINER New York Daily News/TNS

Oct 12, 2022

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman sought to use his recovery from a near-fatal stroke as a political weapon in his increasingly tight Senate electi...

HAP report showed hospitals support one in 10 jobs in Pa.

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HAP report showed hospitals support one in 10 jobs in Pa.

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Oct 12, 2022

Hospitals in Pennsylvania support one in 10 jobs and contribute a fifth of the state’s entire gross domestic product, according to a report released T...

Fetterman hurts himself over records

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Fetterman hurts himself over records

Oct 11, 2022

Of all the issues defining the U.S. Senate race between Republican Mehmet Oz and Democrat John Fetterman, Fetterman’s health should rank close to last...

UPMC Therapist: Help is always available

Lifestyle

UPMC Therapist: Help is always available

JACQUELYN BAKER, LCSW Behavioral Health, UPMC

Oct 11, 2022

September was National Suicide Prevention Month, and its purpose is to provide awareness and information about a subject that is often considered to b...

Support offers great relief to co-workers suffering cancer

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Support offers great relief to co-workers suffering cancer

Kathleen Ganster

Oct 10, 2022

It is a tough situation that can also be uncomfortable—a colleague is diagnosed with cancer or other serious illness, and you want to do something, bu...

What are supervised injection sites, and why are they an issue in Pa.’s Senate race?

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What are supervised injection sites, and why are they an issue in Pa.’s Senate race?

AUBREY WHELAN The Philadelphia Inquirer

Oct 05, 2022

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Just two weeks ago, U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz made his most recent visit to Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood to talk ...

Olean General Hospital, BRMC name infectious disease specialist

Olean General Hospital, BRMC name infectious disease specialist

Oct 03, 2022

OLEAN — Olean General Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center announce the recent appointment of an infectious disease specialist, Dr. Avrille G...

Headspace and Stress

Health, Inspiration

Headspace and Stress

Nikoleta Morales

Oct 03, 2022

Teaching is not an easy job, and like any profession has its own unique stressors. Instructing special needs students is a departure from teaching in ...

Biden is wrong about the pandemic being over

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Biden is wrong about the pandemic being over

JOSEPH HARRIS

Oct 03, 2022

While the Biden administration rushes to put the COVID-19 pandemic in the nation’s rear-view mirror ahead of the midterm elections, its premature deci...

Rochester man jailed on drug charges linked to OD death in Bradford

Rochester man jailed on drug charges linked to OD death in Bradford

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Sep 30, 2022

BRADFORD, Pa. — A Rochester, N.Y., man was in the McKean County Jail on drug charges possibly linked to a woman’s overdose death in 2021. Brady Pysade...

Casey introduces bill to make opioid use disorder treatment affordable

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Casey introduces bill to make opioid use disorder treatment affordable

Sep 30, 2022

WASHINGTON — As the opioid crisis continues to ravage the country, U.S. Senator Bob Casey, D-Pa., is introducing legislation to lower costs for the ma...

Browns’ star Garrett suffers sprain, banged up in car crash

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Browns’ star Garrett suffers sprain, banged up in car crash

Sep 28, 2022

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett suffered a sprained shoulder, strained biceps and minor cuts when he flipped his Po...

New curriculum aids prescribers to fight opioid addiction

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New curriculum aids prescribers to fight opioid addiction

Marcie

Sep 28, 2022

PHILADELPHIA — Throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, certain counties, particularly in the Appalachian region, are experiencing disproportionat...

Kurt Busch hopeful he can return from concussion this year

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Kurt Busch hopeful he can return from concussion this year

JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

Sep 28, 2022

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kurt Busch said Tuesday he remains “hopeful” he will recover from a concussion in time to race again before the end of the NASCAR...

Pa., feds recommit to opioid fight

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Pa., feds recommit to opioid fight

Sep 27, 2022

President Joe Biden spoke too soon on the most recent “60 Minutes” when he said that the COVID-19 pandemic is “over.” Most experts say the evolving vi...