LOCK HAVEN — Sue Packer, RN, senior assessment coordinator, Haven Place, part of UPMC Senior Communities; Lindsay Derrick, RN, UPMC Home Healthcare of Central Pennsylvania and Family Hospice; and Nick Hults, LPN, Emergency Department, UPMC Wellsboro, were recently recognized as recipients ...
I last wrote on this topic five years ago and wanted to update some new information. The hearing aid industry, like all other electronic industries, took the step from transistors to digital circuitry in the late 1990s. This new electronic capability started the march towards smaller hearing aids. Making hearing aids smaller was the research and development direction for the past 20 years. Now the focus is on hearing aids that have wireless ability. Wireless technology means “a broad term that encompasses all sorts of technologies and devices that transmit data over the air rather ...
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection, and most people will have exposure at some time in their lives. HPV is the virus that causes genital warts, but some strains can lead to various types of cancer later in life, including cervical, vaginal, ...
Susan Scarbro stares down a bowling lane at the distant pins. She hears a sound that breaks her focus. Was that a cough? Will her mask protect her? COVID-19 remains a very present threat for the 55-year-old. Scarbro has multiple immune disorders, making her vulnerable to ...
WILLIAMSPORT — UPMC Williamsport recently celebrated its 5,000th surgery using da Vinci Surgical System, a soft tissue robot for minimally invasive procedures for services including; gynecology, urology, general and acute care surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, gynecologic oncology, ...
STATE COLLEGE — Hilary Robison, RNC-OB, Mount Nittany Health Women and Children’s Services, has long been a respected and admired member of the labor and delivery team. She routinely goes above and beyond for her patients and colleagues while epitomizing the Mount Nittany Health ...
