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Mt. Nittany Medical team set new standard in stroke care

STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health is pleased to recognize Ryan Burton, DO, and the Emergency Department team for providing exemplary stroke care to a patient at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Recently, Dr. Burton and team achieved a remarkable 21-minute “door to needle” time in ...

Firefighters fear the toxic chemicals in their gear could be contributing to cancer cases

BOSTON (AP) — Boston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when doctors discovered a tumor in his chest. He was only 30 and had been in the Boston Fire Department less than a decade. But as he investigated his diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in October 2020 and sought successful treatment, he learned he and others wore gear that contained the toxic industrial compound PFAS. “You always hear about the dangers. You just never think it’s going be you,” said Ranahan, who stopped working due to the cancer and is among thousands ...

Keeping up with immunizations

It’s that time of year again. Everyone is getting back in the swing of things with school starting. Your child might be due for a check-up at the doctor’s office as well. This annual check-up is a great way to check in and see how your child’s health is developing. Usual topics of ...

Hearing with our brains and not just our ears

When sound enters your ear those sounds or signals end up in the brain. Acoustic Energy vibrates down the ear canal against the eardrum, it is then changed into mechanical energy as it passes through the three small bones of the middle ear. Next it becomes hydraulic energy in the fluid fill tubes of the inner ear, the cochlea. Finally the sound wave, as it moves through that fluid, flows over microscopic inner hairs which change it into an electro-chemical-neural energy signal that flies up the auditory nerve into the complex receivers waiting in the brain. The brain can make no sense of ...

Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital stroke program receives national recognition

JERSEY SHORE — Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital's commitment to exceptional patient care was recently recognized with the prestigious Get With The Guidelines — Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. This recognition underscores the hospital's dedication to providing high-quality stroke and cardiovascular care. The Gold Plus award signifies that the hospital has not only met but surpassed the standards set by the Get With The Guidelines® program for the past 24 or more consecutive months. This ...