Hearing aids, settings and adjustments

July 11, 2025

Modern hearing aids automatically adjust to different environments, switching programs based on sound levels. While these default settings are advanced and useful, they may not always perfectly suit every situation you encounter throughout the day. You can improve your experience by customizing hearing aid settings with personalized programs. We will review default options and customizations for specific needs. Settings are based on your hearing test; when imported, the aids adjust volume — slightly in areas of minor loss and significantly where hearing is more impaired. Many of ...

Mount Nittany Health EMS earns national recognition for excellence in heart attack, stroke care

July 11, 2025

STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health Emergency Medical Services has been honored with the American Heart Association’s 2025 Mission: Lifeline Gold Plus Target: Heart Attack Honor Roll award, recognizing its outstanding commitment to excellence in the care of heart attack and stroke ...

UPMC Williamsport doctor reaches 1,000 robotic surgeries

July 11, 2025

WILLIAMSPORT — Tim Judge, M.D., General Surgery, UPMC Williamsport, recently performed his 1,000th robotic surgery, marking a major milestone in his commitment to advancing minimally invasive care in north central Pennsylvania. “Reaching 1,000 robotic surgeries is very exciting for us at ...

Focus on first responders’ mental health grows as death toll rises in flood-ravaged Texas

July 11, 2025

INGRAM, Texas (AP) — Riding on horseback through brush and over numerous dead turkeys, Margo Mellon spent Tuesday scanning the flood-ravaged ground of Texas’ Hill Country for dead bodies. As she and her rescue mates trudged through the muddy terrain, state officials announced that ...

American kids have become increasingly unhealthy over nearly two decades, new study finds

July 8, 2025

The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic diseases and mental health problems like depression, a new study says. Much of what researchers found was already known, but the study paints a comprehensive picture by ...

Understanding perimenopause

July 5, 2025

Women in their 30s and 40s may begin noticing physical and emotional symptoms related to changing levels of various hormones produced by the ovaries. Women in this age group also begin experiencing bone loss due to declining levels of estrogen. Women feeling these changes may ask themselves, ...