UPMC Williamsport receives statewide recognition for excellence in patient safety

November 7, 2025

WILLIAMSPORT — The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) has recognized UPMC Williamsport through its 2025 Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition program. The recognition honors Pennsylvania’s top-performing hospitals, like UPMC Williamsport, that have demonstrated low rates of health care-associated infections. “Being a top-performing hospital is the result of our team’s unwavering focus on patient safety and quality care,” said Patti Jackson-Gehris, market president, UPMC North Central Pa. and president, UPMC Williamsport. “Every physician, nurse ...

From a few to more than 350, children and parents ride together to school as a ‘bike bus’

November 7, 2025

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey (AP) — On a sunny fall morning, children wearing helmets and backpacks gathered with their parents in Montclair, New Jersey, for a group bicycle ride to two local elementary schools. Volunteers in orange safety vests made sure everyone assembled in a neighborhood ...

Disease of 1,000 faces shows how science is tackling immunity’s dark side

November 7, 2025

Doctor after doctor misdiagnosed or shrugged off Ruth Wilson’s rashes, swelling, fevers and severe pain for six years. She saved her life by begging for one more test in an emergency room about to send her home, again, without answers. That last-ditch test found the Massachusetts ...

Local philanthropist’s contributions key to UPMC Rehabilitation Institute expansion project

October 31, 2025

WILLIAMSPORT — Ronald Cimini has spent a lifetime giving back through philanthropy, volunteerism and deep engagement with the community. When he learned of the opportunity to support the expansion of the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute at UPMC Williamsport, he saw it as a meaningful way to ...

Screening vs. diagnostic mammogram: What’s the difference?

October 31, 2025

Early detection is the most effective weapon against breast cancer. It’s a fact that regular mammograms save thousands of lives every year — and could save yours, too. A mammogram is a low-dose X-ray exam that can spot any abnormal changes in your breast tissue that can’t be felt during a breast exam. Mammograms help detect and diagnose breast cancer and benign (non-cancerous) conditions of the breast that could be causing a lump, skin changes or other abnormalities. And when breast cancer is caught in its earliest, localized stages, the 5-year survival rate is 99%. While you ...

How the end of Daylight Saving time affects your sleep and health

October 31, 2025

Each November, we “fall back” by setting our clocks one hour earlier as Daylight Saving Time ends. While gaining an extra hour of sleep may sound like a bonus, the shift can still disrupt your body’s internal clock, especially if you’re already sleep-deprived. Our circadian rhythm, ...