August is National Breastfeeding Month — a time to celebrate and support breastfeeding mothers. Every family may have their own unique experience with breastfeeding, or some may choose to express and bottle feed breastmilk. While it’s natural and easy for some, it may be more challenging ...
Cros or Bi-cros hearing aid technology can be used when an ear is completely deaf while the other ear has hearing loss but could be improved with a hearing aid. Some people can hear very little in one ear — so much so that a standard hearing aid won’t help. If a sound occurs on the side of your bad ear, your head literally blocks the sound from reaching your good ear. Scientifically, this is the “head-shadow effect,” and it tends to affect consonants, the higher-frequency sounds important for understanding speech. In short, when you can’t hear from one ear, it will be ...
Perhaps you take zinc for an immune system boost, or melatonin for a better night’s sleep. You might smoke cigarettes or drink beer or wine. Or maybe you use cannabis — whether medically or recreationally. Regardless of what drugs or over-the-counter supplements you use, you need to let your care team know. Any substance, legal or not, could interact with the medications you’re prescribed. So be honest with your care team. They can help you avoid drug interactions that could make your prescription medications less effective — or that could be risky for your health. Your care ...
WILLIAMSPORT — UPMC in North Central Pa. is receiving statewide recognition for its efforts to support and raise awareness about organ, eyes, and tissue donation. UPMC hospitals and clinics in north central Pa. were named among the three top-performing health systems for eastern Pennsylvania in The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania’s (HAP) 2023 Donate Life PA Hospital Challenge. UPMC in North Central Pa. includes UPMC Cole, UPMC Muncy, UPMC Wellsboro and UPMC Williamsport. UPMC Williamsport was also recognized as a Gift of Life Donor Program Top-Performing ...
Do you have a bulge under your skin near your abdomen accompanied by a burning or aching that gets worse when straining? You may have a hernia. Hernias happen when there is an opening between muscles or connective tissue. Tissues, intestines or other organs push through these openings and ...
WILLIAMSPORT — Several hospitals within UPMC in North Central Pa. have received American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines awards for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital. UPMC Williamsport and the UPMC Outpatient Emergency Department of Lock Haven achieved the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus award. To be awarded Gold Plus, a hospital must reach at least 85 percent ...
