STATE COLLEGE — On Monday, May 6, Mount Nittany Health held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of Mount Nittany Health ExpressCARE. Open 7 days a week from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mount Nittany Health ExpressCARE is a new service that provides care for minor illnesses and injuries, ...
Receiving the news that you’re pregnant can bring about many emotions, and in the weeks and months that follow, many mothers-to-be concentrate on picking a name, preparing their home for the baby, attending appointments, and ensuring they’re doing all that is necessary for their baby’s and their health. But one aspect of a woman’s health often gets missed during pregnancy — their regularly scheduled preventative breast cancer screenings. Although breast cancer diagnosis is rare in pregnant women, and the cancer is not caused by the pregnancy, it can happen. Breast cancer ...
DANVILLE, — Cardiologist Brendan Carry, MD, and a team of Geisinger physicians have enrolled the first patient in the U.S. into a cardiac amyloidosis trial. The team is also the first in the U.S. to screen for the trial. “If a patient qualifies for the clinical trial, it will allow us to provide a treatment option when they receive an amyloidosis diagnosis without having to travel outside of the region for care,” said Dr. Carry. “Geisinger is at the forefront of research and technological advancements that allow for better patient outcomes and improvements in their quality of ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s disease — in people who inherit two copies of a worrisome gene. Scientists have long known a gene called APOE4 is one of many things that can increase people’s risk for Alzheimer’s, including simply getting older. The vast majority of Alzheimer’s cases occur after age 65. But research published Monday suggests that for people who carry not one but two copies of the gene, it’s more than a risk factor, it’s an underlying cause of the mind-robbing disease. The ...
STATE COLLEGE — During National Volunteer Appreciation Week, April 21 to 27, Mount Nittany Health was proud to recognize the contributions of our more than 115 volunteers and their nearly 6,700 hours of annual service. Mount Nittany Health is fortunate to have dedicated volunteers like ...
All strokes involve potential damage to an area of the brain. And all strokes have the same symptoms — which makes it easier to know when to seek help. But strokes have different causes, and that means different treatments and different recovery paths. Strokes fall into two categories: — Ischemic stroke — Hemorrhagic stroke Most strokes — almost 90 percent — are ischemic. These happen when blood flow through the artery to the brain becomes blocked, usually by a blood clot. There are two types of ischemic strokes: — Embolic stroke — Thrombotic stroke An ...
