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UPMC Rehabilitation Institute in Williamsport earns reaccreditation

WILLIAMSPORT — UPMC Williamsport has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Rehabilitation Services for Stroke, Spinal Cord and Brain Injury by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care. “We are thrilled that our department has once again been reaccredited by The Joint Commission for our specialty rehabilitation services focusing on stroke recovery and spinal cord and brain injuries,” said Thomas Hoy, ...

Second Alzheimer’s drug in pipeline can slow the disease by a few months but with safety risk

WASHINGTON (AP) — Another experimental Alzheimer’s drug can modestly slow patients’ inevitable worsening — by about four to seven months, researchers reported Monday. Eli Lilly and Co. is seeking Food and Drug Administration approval of donanemab. If cleared, it would be only the second Alzheimer’s treatment convincingly shown to delay the mind-robbing disease — after the recently approved Leqembi from Japanese drugmaker Eisai. “Finally there’s some hope, right, that we can talk about,” Lilly’s Dr. John Sims told reporters Monday at the Alzheimer’s Association ...

UPMC Sports Medicine recognizes student athletes

WILLIAMSPORT — Athletic trainers of UPMC in North Central Pa. hosted the fourth annual Student Athlete Perseverance Awards (SAPA) and Champions Cup reception honoring this year’s recipients. “Knowing that we have a part in student athletes’ performances across the region is ...

Understanding burnout and respite care

Caring for a loved one is truly a selfless act. When this person becomes a priority, their needs usually exceed your needs. On top of a full-time job and a family of your own, handling it all may become overwhelming. This is expected, typical and human nature. Respite care services provide ...

Reviewing hearing loss and dementia

While writing these columns each month for 11 years, you have noticed that about every five years I repeat some topics. Today I am returning to the issue of hearing loss and dementia. There were some studies about hearing loss and the role it plays in the onset of dementia. AARP published an article in April of 2015 which said in-part, “A 2013 study, by Dr. Frank Lin and his colleagues at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., tracked the overall cognitive abilities (including concentration, memory and planning skills) of nearly 2,000 older adults whose average age was 77. After ...

Mt. Nittany received donation of blankets and craft kits

STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health received a generous donation of warm blankets, messages of hope and craft kits from Stocker Subaru for patients undergoing cancer treatments. The donation is part of the Subaru Loves to Care initiative in collaboration with the Leukemia & Lymphoma ...