NEW YORK STATE — With a statewide air quality alert, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos said that today’s air quality was the worst in memory. …
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By LAURIE STUART
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6/7/23
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SCRANTON, PA — Brian Ebersole, a longtime community organizer, has been named vice president of academic affairs and associate designated institutional official for The Wright Centers for …
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1/31/24
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PIKE COUNTY, PA — The Wright Center for Community Health has received a nearly $60,000 grant to expand treatment and recovery services in Pike County for pregnant women and new mothers …
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1/31/24
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SCRANTON, PA — The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education recently received an osteopathic manipulation treatment table from the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association (POMA).
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1/31/24
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CHINCHILLA, PA — In 2023, Sprint Print hosted a fundraiser to support the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute (NRCI).
Through their efforts, they raised $1,000 to help ease the …
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1/31/24
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) impacts about 37 million people in the United States and leads to significant health care costs, disability and a shortened life expectancy, especially if the disease is …
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By JAMES D. LOMAX
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4/5/23
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PENNSYLVANIA — The Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health (PORH) launched its 2024-2027 strategic plan, which focuses on enhancing the health status of rural Pennsylvanians and ensuring that they …
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1/31/24
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We are enjoying our warmer summer season here in the Catskills. Besides the warm weather and sun, we are also experiencing stings and bites from a wide variety of insects, bees, wasps and flies.
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By JAMES D. LOMAX
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8/4/22
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Note: By the time this goes to print, the week will be half over. But the themes are important year-round.
NATIONWIDE — People of all socioeconomic backgrounds and cultures deserve to live …
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By WILLIAM DEMPSEY, M.D.
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4/5/23
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PIKE COUNTY, PA — The warm months are here, and the Pike County Area Agency on Aging (AAA) wants to remind everyone, especially seniors, to be careful with food.
Food delivered by county …
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8/4/22
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MIDDLETOWN, NY — Jonathan Schiller, formerly the CEO of Garnet Health - Catskills, has returned to the system as Garnet Health president and CEO.
He officially starts work on June …
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4/5/23
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HONESDALE, PA — Programs to address COVID-19 concerns, both physical and mental, as well as other mental health services, topped a list of still-unmet needs in a recent Wayne Memorial Hospital …
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8/4/22
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Press Ganey awards for Grover Hermann hospital
CALLICOON, NY — The Grover M. Hermann hospital, part of Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills, received the Press Ganey Human …
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4/5/23
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HONESDALE, PA — As it weathers a trying financial period, Wayne Memorial Hospital (WMH) has taken a first step to officially expand into Susquehanna County, while it also takes a step back from …
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By OWEN WALSH
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9/13/23
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WAYMART, PA — Every smile has a story, especially for seven-month-old Hunter Starbuck of Greenfield Township.
The infant son of Desiree Esgro and Billy Starbuck, Hunter was born with a …
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8/4/22
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ROCK HILL, NY — The Center for Discovery (CFD) could soon have a state-of-the-art biobehavioral and healthcare facility at the former Frontier Insurance building.
The CFD purchased the …
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8/4/22
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NORTHEAST PA — Now there’s some data: breastfeeding and supportive care matter, especially for mothers with substance use disorders and their babies.
The Wright Center for Community …
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8/4/22
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The frequency of joint replacement procedures as an outpatient procedure is growing, with well over a million total hip and total knee replacement procedures performed each year.
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By james d. lomax
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5/31/23
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Valentine’s Day can be particularly challenging for some seniors, contributing to social isolation. Unfortunately, when older people become socially isolated, it takes a toll on their physical …
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By VICKY GEMME
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2/5/24
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Health grants available
WAYNE COUNTY, PA — Nonprofit groups that are providing health-related programs and are in need of funding in the Wayne Memorial service area could qualify for …
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5/31/23
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