A day after being sworn in, President Joe Biden is rolling out a national strategy to fight COVID-19, reopen the nation’s schools and restart the U.S. economy. His plan calls for an expansion of coronavirus testing, accelerated vaccine distribution and new action to prepare for future ...
GENEVA — The United States will resume funding for the World Health Organization and join its consortium aimed at sharing coronavirus vaccines fairly around the globe, President Joe Biden’s top adviser on the pandemic said Thursday, renewing support for an agency that the Trump ...
PENNSDALE — The final beam for the new 120,000-square-foot Geisinger Medical Center healthplex in Muncy Township was placed on Nov. 17. Due to the placement of the beam during the COVID pandemic, Geisinger, Highmark and their construction crews held a private ceremony to celebrate the ...
Antibiotics are a weapon to fight disease through targeting the bacteria that can cause illness. However, overuse of antibiotics can cause bacteria to develop a resistance to antibiotic treatment, which allow bacteria to continue to grow and make them difficult to kill. According to the ...
Geisinger’s health care heroes are now receiving their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Wednesday morning, exactly 21 days since vaccine doses first were given within the health system, employees returned and rolled up their sleeves to get their second dose. In three weeks Geisinger has ...
Geisinger professionals gathered together during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to understand if ventilators could be shared in the event that patients would need it while hospitals are in short supply. Dr. Mark Poler, anesthesiologist and senior author, was a part of the study and said that it ...
2020 has been a year of challenges and sacrifices, and the idea of “forfeiting” this holiday season to Coronavirus COVID-19 can feel like the last straw. While family gatherings, travel, and traditions need to unfold differently this year, different doesn’t have to mean bad or losing the ...
Thirteen UPMC hospitals, including UPMC Susquehanna - Williamsport, received top “A” grades from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2020 Hospital Safety Grade. The Leapfrog Group is a national organization that aims to improve health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers. “At ...
In recognition of Advanced Practice Providers (APP) Week earlier this month, UPMC in the Susquehanna Region made a $5,000 contribution to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank’s Health Innovations Program on behalf of its advance practice provider staff. The Health Innovations Program ...
Vaccines can sometimes cause allergic reactions, but they are usually rare and short-lived. British regulators are looking into reports of allergic reactions in two people who received the new Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, the first day of a vaccination program. In the meantime, they’re ...
River Valley Health & Dental recently was designated “Rural Health Program of the Year” by the state Office of Rural Health in a virtual award ceremony. The award is given to honor exemplary health programs that address an identified need in a rural community, according to a recent ...
Each year, it’s recommended that everyone age 6 months and older get a flu shot. But, why? Because it’s the best way to protect yourself from the flu — helping to prevent serious illness, hospitalizations and even death. Have you ever wondered how the flu shot works to provide this ...
A small cut or bruise may not seem like a big deal, but for millions of Americans with diabetes, they can be. For individuals with diabetes, all wounds are a serious health concern and require careful attention. Understanding the Complications Diabetes is a result of your body’s inability ...
An analysis of Geisinger’s electronic health records has revealed chronic kidney disease to be the leading risk factor for hospitalization from COVID-19. A team of Geisinger researchers studied the health records of 12,971 individuals who were tested for COVID-19 within the Geisinger system ...
LEWISBURG — Evangelical Community Hospital is pleased to welcome interventional pain medicine specialist Lukasz Chebes, MD, to Pain Medicine of Evangelical. As a pain medicine physician, Chebes specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain. Chebes is Fellowship-trained in ...
Evangelical Community Hospital is welcoming several advanced practitioners to its family of services. Advanced practitioners are a group of medical professionals that include physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses, who have higher levels of training and certifications, ...
Mariam Salisu, MD, MPH, recently joined UPMC’s pain management team. Committed to bettering the lives of individuals through medicine, Salisu received her medical degree at George Washington School of Medicine, Washington D.C. She then completed a residency in anesthesiology at Johns ...
Facing down a mysterious, deadly disease, caregivers across Geisinger’s hospitals have grappled with a harrowing inundation of patients battling COVID-19. According to a recent press release, a 30-minute documentary, “Five Days in May — Inside the fight against COVID-19,” offers a ...
While the holiday season looks a little different this year, there is still plenty of joy to be had through the tastes of the season. While you’re celebrating, digestive issues are the last thing you want to have to worry about, but for many they’re a real concern. This year we want to ...
UPMC Williamsport welcomes James Pingpank, Jr., MD, FACS, a surgical oncologist at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and associate professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Pingpank specializes in the surgical treatment of patients with primary and metastatic ...