LEWISBURG — Evangelical Community Hospital will hold a series of classes through the month of October. For the safety of participants, masking is required while inside hospital facilities and during all learning sessions. Prepared Childbirth Classes • Weekend Prepared Childbirth Class: 9 ...
Most hunters are preppers. Before the opening of the season they make sure the guns are sighted in, the clothes are scent-free, and the vacation days are planned well in advance for those upcoming opening days. However, one thing many often overlook is their physical fitness. Hunting can be ...
The Geisinger Career Center, a recruitment and career services hub, continues to guide community members and Geisinger employees on available job opportunities in the health system at its new downtown location. Along with the physical career center, located at 529 Mill St., Danville, ...
UPMC Health Plan will continue to waive all deductibles, coinsurance, and copays for in-network, inpatient COVID-19 treatment for its members enrolled in its Medicare Advantage plans, fully-insured employer group and individual ACA plans, as well as in self-insured employer group plans that opt ...
LEWISBURG — Evangelical Community Hospital is pleased to welcome a new Neurologist to its Medical Staff. Jessica Ahlum, MD, joined Neurology of Evangelical in late August. As a neurology physician, Ahlum specializes in diseases and treatment of the nervous system. Ahlum received her ...
LEWISBURG — Evangelical Community Hospital has scheduled its roster of support groups for the month of October. For the safety of participants, masking is required while in Hospital facilities and during support groups. Physical distancing and frequent handwashing/use of hand sanitizer ...
2020 has been a year for the history books. It’s brought us unprecedented challenge and showed us the depth of our resilience and strength. We’ve been reminded of how fragile and how durable we can be in one fell swoop. But one thing that’s been impressed upon us more than any other ...
Geisinger is offering high-risk breast cancer screenings through a phone call during a free, all-day event on Saturday, Oct. 17. Those who register for the event will have a one-on-one breast cancer screening call with a Geisinger provider to discuss their individual risk factors, health ...
LEWISBURG — Community Health and Wellness at Evangelical Community Hospital will hold a series of screenings through the month of October. For the safety of participants, masking is required while in Hospital facilities and during the screenings. Physical distancing and frequent ...
To honor his late father, Jersey Shore student Brayden Seasholtz is working with the Hatchet House on a tournament to raise money for suicide prevention. The event will be Seasholtz’s second fundraiser, with a goal of donating $10,000 to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Last ...
DUBOIS, Idaho (AP) — Bonnie Stoddard knows the history of Idaho’s sparsest county. She’s chronicled the ranching families who settled Clark County more than a century ago. The notable statesmen after whom the county and the county seat are named. Buildings she’s hoping to keep ...
Dr. Daniel Glunk, chief quality officer for UPMC in the Susquehanna region, and his colleagues have worked tirelessly to continually improve contact tracing procedures at area hospitals. “The pandemic is here to stay,” Glunk said. “We are tracking everything and taking care of our ...
Geisinger scientists led a team of experts from around the world to study the correlation between COVID-19 infection and stroke risk. The multinational COVID-19 Stroke Study Group included scientists and clinicians from 99 medical centers in 11 countries. The team was led by Ramin Zand, M.D., ...
While drinking can be a socially acceptable part of our lives, lifestyle changes and challenges resulting from the pandemic including working from home, kids stuck at home, lack of routine, boredom, and increased uncertainty about the future may have you reaching for a glass of wine or mixed ...
WELLSBORO — UPMC welcomes Hadeel Naqib, MD, to the pediatrics team in Wellsboro. Naqib received her medical degree from the University of Baghdad College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq, and completed residencies in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and T.C. Thompson ...
It’s still too soon to try to make genetically edited babies because the science isn’t advanced enough to ensure safety, says an international panel of experts who also mapped a pathway for any countries that want to consider it. Thursday’s report comes nearly two years after a Chinese ...
Your health is better off with a primary care physician or family doctor. Here’s why. In some ways, access to healthcare seems easier than ever, with the expansion of retail walk-in clinics at pharmacies and big-box stores, virtual doctor appointments and urgent care clinics. However, if ...
Thanks to earlier detection, more Americans are surviving cancer. That’s why you shouldn’t put off having the screening tests you need. While scheduling a mammogram or colonoscopy may not be top of mind for you right now, screening tests like these can spot cancer before it causes any ...
Angela Cassel, CNM, OB/GYN of Evangelical, was surrounded by her coworkers, as well as hospital and nursing leadership, as she was presented with the DAISY Award. She was nominated by her colleague Louann Benfer, LPN. In the nomination, Benfer stated, “Angela’s greatest gifts to our ...
Geisinger was recognized as a top telehealth network in the United States at the recent Telehealth Innovation Forum, hosted by Teladoc Health. Geisinger was named one of four “Top Telehealth Innovators and Leaders,” earning the designation as the number-one national telehealth network for ...