×

Health

Evangelical Community Hospital appoints new director of orthopaedics

Candi Taylor has been named director of Orthopaedics at SUN Orthopaedics of Evangelical. In this role, Taylor is primarily responsible for all operational functions of the orthopaedic service line. This includes oversight of the clinical, financial, and administrative operations of the SUN ...

101-year-old woman’s secret to longevity: ‘I ate dirt’

LEHIGHTON — At 101 years old, Josephine “Jo Jo” Goellner doesn’t rely on a walker or a cane when she’s at her house or at places like the Tamaqua Area Adult Day Care Center. “She doesn’t walk. She runs,” said the center’s assistant director, Colleen Killian, smiling. “I ...

Mansfield gets $126K to develop Autism Resource Center on campus

MANSFIELD — Mansfield University received a $126,000 grant from the AllOne Foundation to develop an Autism Resource Center on campus, university officials recently announced. Located in the Retan Center building, the Autism Resource Center will enhance training opportunities for Mansfield ...

UPMC physician: Allergies or something more?

It’s been a few weeks since the official start of spring. You may have noticed warmer weather, sprouting plants, and an unfortunate side effect – dreaded allergy symptoms. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 60 million Americans suffer from seasonal ...

Into the wild: Animals the latest frontier in COVID fight

GRAND PORTAGE, Minn. — To administer this COVID test, Todd Kautz had to lie on his belly in the snow and worm his upper body into the narrow den of a hibernating black bear. Training a light on its snout, Kautz carefully slipped a long cotton swab into the bear’s nostrils five times. For ...