For Kirsten Burkhart, executive director of AIDS Resource for the past 20 years, the fight against AIDS was important in her life before she ever became a part of the organization. “I had a friend who died from AIDS-related causes and I was appalled at the way his family treated him,” ...
PITTSBURGH — An analysis of adults who recovered from moderate COVID-19 found that those under the age of 30 had lower neutralizing antibody levels than older people, suggesting that younger individuals may be less protected from a second infection. The findings, posted to the preprint ...
In a recognition of Veterans Day, UPMC and Penn College broke ground at UPMC Williamsport for a new HeroScape project which will create a new outdoor space on the front lawn of the hospital campus in honor of veterans in the community. The space will feature a statue of a soaring eagle and ...
MUNCY — Honor your loved ones this holiday season and help contribute to the tradition of UPMC Muncy’s annual Lights of Love celebration. With your help, the hospital campus will soon sparkle with holiday lights and feature a display of scrolls with your loved ones’ names in the lobbies of UPMC Muncy and UPMC Muncy Place. To keep our community members safe from exposure of COVID-19, the UPMC Muncy Auxiliary will not have a lighting ceremony this year. The celebratory lights will shine beginning on Sunday, Dec. 5, and throughout the rest of the holiday season. Tax ...
The U.S. enters a new phase Wednesday in its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with shots now available to millions of elementary-age children in what health officials hailed as a major breakthrough after more than 18 months of illness, hospitalizations, deaths and disrupted education. With ...
When Katelyn Collins spotted a Harry Potter costume in August, she envisioned how perfect a lightning bolt would look peeking out from beneath her 7-year-old son’s Harry-like dark brown hair on Halloween night. But the mental snapshot faded quickly as she inspected the costume for far more ...
