Gardening can be a great way to stay active, enjoy the outdoors and cultivate a beautiful space. However, gardening can also be physically demanding and pose certain challenges for people of all ages. Whether you are young and just starting out with gardening or are older and looking to ...
DANVILLE — Patients at Geisinger 65 Forward Health Centers in Buckhorn, Scranton and State College recently enjoyed activities designed for fun and socialization while promoting health and fitness for older adults. The Buckhorn group met in spacious Bloomsburg Town Park where they started ...
MIAMI (AP) — Dr. Alfonso Sabater pulled up two photos of Antonio Vento Carvajal’s eyes. One showed cloudy scars covering both eyeballs. The other, taken after months of gene therapy given through eyedrops, revealed no scarring on either eye. Antonio, who’s been legally blind for much of his 14 years, can see again. The teen was born with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, a rare genetic condition that causes blisters all over his body and in his eyes. But his skin improved when he joined a clinical trial to test the world’s first topical gene therapy. That gave Sabater an ...
Back pain isn’t just uncomfortable – it can impact your productivity and keep you from doing things you enjoy. As of 2019, 39 percent of adults have reported back pain, which is most commonly located in the lower back area. When you lift, reach or twist, it is possible to hurt anywhere ...
STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health is pleased to announce that Elaine Matisko has joined Mount Nittany Health Internal Medicine at our Park Avenue location. “Mount Nittany Health has been a pillar of healthcare in Happy Valley since before I was born in Philipsburg,” said Elaine. ...
DANVILLE — Geisinger Health Foundation has been granted $50,000 to support the Geisinger at Home program from the Ralph and Josephine Smith Fund of the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania (FCFP). “We’re grateful to the FCFP’s Ralph and Josephine Smith Fund for this generous grant, which will bolster our Geisinger at Home program as we continue to help patients manage their conditions in the comfort of their own homes,” said Nancy Lawton-Kluck, Geisinger Health Foundation’s chief philanthropy officer. Geisinger at Home brings health care to eligible ...
