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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POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — On November 2, Matthew Bateman, CEO of In Flight, and board president Ralph LaCasio, accepted the Nonprofit of the Year award from the Think Dutchess Alliance for Business.
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11/26/23
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NATIONWIDE — This November, the Caregiver Action Network (CAN) is sharing seven issues caregivers wish they’d known before they began the journey.
Educate yourself
Learning about your loved …
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11/2/22
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NATIONWIDE — Diabetes mellitus affects approximately 37.3 million people—11.3 percent of the United States population.
Insulin replacement therapy has remained the mainstay of …
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By SOMAR HADID
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11/15/23
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How does childhood trauma influence your life?
This is not going to be an article with definitive information, as there are many different types of traumas with too many possible effects. But …
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By KIM OLVER
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8/31/22
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NATIONWIDE — People of all socioeconomic backgrounds and cultures deserve to live long and healthy lives.
That’s the point of this year’s National Public Health Week, which takes …
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By WILLIAM DEMPSEY, M.D.
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3/29/23
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HONESDALE, PA — Jeffrey Mogerman, M.D., is continuing his orthopaedic practice at Wayne Memorial Hospital after over 30 years of work in the region, but he is scaling back to a one-half-time …
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8/31/22
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