LEWISBURG — Evangelical Community Hospital hosted its 36th Golf Classic at the Susquehanna Valley Country Club in Selinsgrove, according to a recent press release. “The event was a great success with 190 golfers raising $49,885 for Evangelical Regional Mobile Medical Services,” the ...
New research hints that even a simple exercise routine just might help older Americans with mild memory problems. Doctors have long advised physical activity to help keep a healthy brain fit. But the government-funded study marks the longest test of whether exercise makes any difference once ...
Summer is here and many adults, just like kids, take advantage of all the season has to offer by short-changing their sleep schedule. Vacations and travel, enjoying late nights with the kids, and just trying to make the most of the extra daylight hours can really play havoc on the body and a ...
The Laurel Health Centers are working diligently with community partners to support staff development as part of their mission to expand access to dental and family medicine services in the region, according to a recent press release. To that end, Pennsylvania College of Technology and Laurel Health have teamed up to offer a local sponsorship opportunity to those interested in pursuing careers as a dental hygienist or licensed practical nurse (LPN). Laurel Health will provide an annual grant-funded sponsorship for students accepted to Penn College’s dental hygienist and LPN ...
Hospice of Evangelical will be holding its annual volunteer training from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Hospice of Evangelical building located at 235 Hospital Drive, Lewisburg During the one-day training, various speakers will present all aspects of hospice care and allow interested individuals the time they need to ask questions and get answers related to hospice care. The session is for anyone interested in becoming a hospice volunteer but is limited to 10 participants. Hospice volunteers do not need to have experience in healthcare, just a caring heart and a desire to make ...
DANVILLE — Using data from Geisinger’s MyCode Community Health Initiative, researchers have discovered genetic changes associated with protection against liver disease, including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and cirrhosis, Geisinger announced in a recent press release. The discovery was published this week in The New England Journal of Medicine. In the largest sequencing study to date on the genetic basis of liver health, according to the release, scientists at Regeneron Genetics Center and Geisinger sequenced the exomes of more than 540,000 people across five ancestry ...
