pharmacology

BIGLER — Addiction is a battle fought not only by individuals, but also by families and communities. Elk County lost six people to overdose deaths in ...

HARRISBURG —The Pennsylvania Sheriffs Association, in partnership with The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, announced a new initiativ...

The coronavirus pandemic has been a yearlong war. There have been front lines and battle plans, equipment deployed and troops activated. There have be...

STATE COLLEGE — The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our lives every single day for a year, and those disruptions have made fear, uncertainty, and fati...

When Bradford resident John Etter first started experiencing symptoms in November, he thought he was starting to get a head cold. But within a few day...

There were 22 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the region as of Tuesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. McKean County had 10 add...

The COVID-19 pandemic’s myriad effects on society and the economy have accelerated Pennsylvania’s other tragic public health emergency — deadly opioid...

February is traditionally a time to share your heart with a loved one. Thus, it seems reasonable to review the steps you can take to protect your hear...

It seems like a solution that’s almost too simple: Make more COVID-19 vaccines available by allowing one of the drug manufacturers to increase the amo...

There were 47 new COVID-19 cases in the region as of Tuesday’s reporting period, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. McKean County had...

COVID-19 has been a confusing illness to pin down in terms of what to expect and what recovery looks like. The illness, which continues to mutate into...

Many questions exist about COVID-19 vaccines, and myths continue to circulate. The first step to answering questions, and dispelling myths, is underst...

It is no secret that the coronavirus pandemic isn’t the first health crisis Pennsylvania has faced in recent years. Until a never-before-seen disease ...

Vaccine distribution has been unpredictable in Pennsylvania. For one local pharmacy, distribution and residents’ quest for information means non-stop ...

Governor Tom Wolf and Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam provided an update Monday on the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in Pennsylvania and...

OLEAN, N.Y. — As the pandemic continues, so does the rise with stress-related issues in the community. And that includes opioid and alcohol use. At th...

As coronavirus vaccination efforts — locally, at state levels and nationally — have stalled, even residents of the Twin Tiers considered priorities fo...

Once again, the COVID-19 health message is getting muddled. Even as officials and scientists urge the public to get vaccinated, they warn that after v...

Elk County Coroner Michelle A. Muccio shared an overview of her work in 2020, which included nearly 300 death investigations, along with volunteer wor...

HARRISBURG — As part of the effort to rollout the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Tom Wolf has approved a temporary waiver allowing pharmaci...