Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together Wednesday to issue shot guidelines — and highlight the science behind them — saying they hope to ease confusion caused by the Trump administration's changing advice. Flu ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — For months, Penn State Extension Master Gardeners across Pennsylvania have been growing native plants for a special purpose: to honor the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93. These flowers will be given to their families at Flight 93 National Memorial in ...
The Alzheimer’s and Caregivers’ Support Group will meet Tuesday, Sept. 8, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Covenant United Methodist Church, 44 West Main St., Lock Haven. There is convenient parking next to the church and a handicapped accessible entrance. Victoria James, Outreach Coordinator with Alert 1, a medical alert system and personal safety alarm service, will be the guest speaker. Medical alert systems are geared to people with memory and cognitive issues, communication issues, as well as wandering and falling issues. They are easy to use, affordable and give reliable peace of mind to ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There’s the mother of two who needs a full-time job to keep up with the bills, but can’t afford full-time childcare. There’s the medical technician who stopped buying groceries and turned to food banks so she could pay for her infant’s care. There’s the baby ...
HARRISBURG — Who will win Pennsylvania’s race for governor? How many data centers will be proposed here? Which state laws will be enacted this year? That’s just a sample of the political questions that prediction market platforms, like Kalshi and Polymarket, allow people to bet on. These platforms, which allow people to wager on the outcomes of a wide range of real-world events, are exploding in popularity. As the midterms approach and these markets receive more scrutiny, some ethics experts are raising concerns that they are ripe for abuse from government insiders or bad faith ...
WILLIAMSPORT — UPMC welcomes Hudin Jackson, M.D., neurosurgeon, to the UPMC Neurological Institute at Williamsport. Dr. Jackson earned her medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Conn., and completed her neurosurgery residency and enfolded spine ...
