Stroke is often preventable. Certain health conditions and lifestyle factors — including blood pressure, whether or not you smoke, having diabetes and your diet — play a big part in your risk of stroke. The same foods that help us maintain a healthy weight and prevent diabetes and heart ...
LOCK HAVEN — Suhag Patel, PA-C, UPMC Neurology, is now seeing patients at UPMC Outpatient Center, 1 Outlet Lane, Lock Haven. “UPMC continues to invest in the growth and expansion of neuroscience services in Clinton County and across north central Pennsylvania,” said Sean Henry, director, Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, UPMC in North Central Pa. “Suhag is a part of our multi-specialty care team offering personalized and comprehensive care for patients with a wide array of neurological disorders ranging from headaches to Parkinson’s disease to multiple sclerosis to seizure ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law that allowed the wearing of masks in public for health reasons, a move spurred in part by demonstrations against the war in Gaza that have included masked protesters camped out on college campuses. The legislation cleared the Senate on Wednesday in a 30-15 vote along party lines despite several attempts by state Senate Democrats to change the bill. The bill, which would raise penalties for someone who wears a mask while committing a crime, including arrested ...
STATE COLLEGE — On Monday, May 6, Mount Nittany Health held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of Mount Nittany Health ExpressCARE. Open 7 days a week from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mount Nittany Health ExpressCARE is a new service that provides care for minor illnesses and injuries, ...
Receiving the news that you’re pregnant can bring about many emotions, and in the weeks and months that follow, many mothers-to-be concentrate on picking a name, preparing their home for the baby, attending appointments, and ensuring they’re doing all that is necessary for their baby’s and their health. But one aspect of a woman’s health often gets missed during pregnancy — their regularly scheduled preventative breast cancer screenings. Although breast cancer diagnosis is rare in pregnant women, and the cancer is not caused by the pregnancy, it can happen. Breast cancer ...
DANVILLE, — Cardiologist Brendan Carry, MD, and a team of Geisinger physicians have enrolled the first patient in the U.S. into a cardiac amyloidosis trial. The team is also the first in the U.S. to screen for the trial. “If a patient qualifies for the clinical trial, it will allow us to provide a treatment option when they receive an amyloidosis diagnosis without having to travel outside of the region for care,” said Dr. Carry. “Geisinger is at the forefront of research and technological advancements that allow for better patient outcomes and improvements in their quality of ...
