DANVILLE – It’s not too late to get your flu shot – the best defense against getting the virus. Geisinger is hosting its final Super Saturday Flu Vaccine Day on Saturday, Oct. 16 for patients and Geisinger Health Plan members ages 3 and older. October is the perfect time to get your flu ...
DANVILLE — Geisinger’s Life Flight program hit a few milestones this year, celebrating its 40th anniversary and serving more than 75,000 critically ill or injured patients. Jerry Splitt, Life Flight’s program director, has been a flight nurse since 1993 and figures “I’ve touched ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world's arsenal against the pandemic. If cleared by the Food and Drug Administration — a decision that could come in a ...
UPMC is offering $55 mammograms for those with no or limited insurance coverage. Appointments are limited. Candidates are asked to call the number for the location most convenient to them, and to mention $55 mammograms when scheduling an appointment. Mammograms must be paid by cash or check. The mammograms will occur at the following times and locations: • Saturday, Oct. 9 and Oct. 23, 8 a.m. to noon, UPMC Muncy, 215 E. Water St., 570-321-2545 • Saturday, Oct. 16 and Oct. 30 , 8 a.m. to noon, Breast Health Center, UPMC Williamsport Divine Providence Campus, 1100 Grampian ...
Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID? No, there is no scientific evidence showing masks cause harm to kids' health despite baseless claims suggesting otherwise. The claims are circulating on social media and elsewhere just as virus outbreaks are hitting many reopened ...
When Troy Keister woke up sweating profusely, confused and slurring his speech out of the blue one morning, Jayme Yeoman-Keister knew she needed to call 911 immediately. She believed he had had a stroke, and credits working at Geisinger Encompass Health for her ability to recognize those ...
