physiology

May is Stroke Awareness Month, a time to educate ourselves and our communities about one of the leading causes of death and disability in the United S...

MONDAY: This coming Monday is an important day in the U.S. It’s not one that closes the postal service or banks, but it’s one that we could argue is j...

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...

Every spring, we look forward to the days getting longer. In exchange, we lose an hour of sleep when the clocks ‘spring ahead’ every March, which ofte...

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...

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...

DuBOIS — Having a heart attack, congestive heart failure or heart surgery can be scary. The recuperation process leaves some people weak and anxious. ...

Three blood drives for the American Red Cross have been set for February around the region. The Grace Bible Church in Kane will hold a drive from 12:3...

WRONG: There’s something comical about opening up a package and finding something completely different than what you ordered. Editor and reporter Marc...

The sleep disorders center at Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC), a Kaleida Health facility, achieved a milestone in patient care by completing m...

NAPS: The room gets warm, your mind starts to wander, the yawning starts. And your eyes blink shut, a little longer each time. Do you fight it, or jus...

OLEAN, N.Y. — Olean Medical Group (OMG), a Kaleida Health organization, welcomed Dr. Mohammed Alsaggaf, a physician specializing in pulmonology, criti...

SCARED: Nightmare hayrides, haunted houses, creepy clowns, headless horsemen — what’s our obsession with being scared? The Cleveland Clinic shared the...

A few months after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during an NFL game, his alma mater – the University of Pittsburgh – trai...

Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) Sleep Disorders Center recently earned program reaccreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. “T...

DUBOIS — As anyone who has experienced a migraine knows, it is much more than a bad headache. It can be a debilitating condition, making daily activit...

DuBOIS — When a stroke occurs, oxygen is stopped from reaching parts of the brain. Approximately 2 million brain cells die every minute during a strok...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — For people under the age of 50 or 60, a few minutes of heart flutters might seem like a fluke. Too much caffeine, stress, minor deh...

DuBOIS — According to the Parkinson’s Foundation, nearly 60,000 Americans are diagnosed each year with Parkinson’s disease, a brain disorder that caus...

DuBOIS — Concussion is a term for a head injury that temporarily interferes with the way your brain works. It can affect attention, memory, judgment, ...