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Doing well: 7 wellness trends for the new year

WEBDec 31, 2023. 9:39 AM. The wellness space is a crowded one, more so than ever as approaches old and new gain traction via social media and the ease of online ordering. …

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Poor Health: Barriers to Health Care for Low-Income America

WEBEarly death is the simplest measure of compromised health. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of U.S. counties conducted by University of Wisconsin researchers …

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A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America, but to qualify

WEBAs rural hospitals continue to struggle financially, a new type of hospital is slowly taking root, especially in the Southeast. Rural emergency hospitals

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Saving medicine in Berwick, Pa., after the doctors left town

WEBShe and another nurse, Dallas Riley, opened a clinic in an effort to replace some of the health services lost when Berwick's hospital closed. (Sebastian Foltz/Post …

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WEBwith a guide dog in January. “You’re going side to side in a pendulum swing, so there’s always a chance that you’re going to walk right into something before your cane goes …

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Expert Insights: Pregnancy and the cardiovascular system

WEBPregnancy is becoming more dangerous for women in the United States. Mortality rates are increasing across the country and cardiovascular disease remains

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FTC steps into UPMC-Washington Health System merger talks

WEBPittsburgh Post-Gazette. [email protected]. Jan 10, 2024. 5:45 AM. The Federal Trade Commission is reviewing UPMC’s latest proposed health …

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Duquesne University opens new medical school, a century in the …

WEBNew medical school opens Uptown. Years in the works, Duquesne University’s College of Medicine officially opened its doors on Jan. 17, aiming to address …

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AHN's new Skin Cancer Center features a full-body scanning …

WEBNov 11, 2023. 12:09 PM. At West Penn Hospital in Bloomfield, a large, futuristic machine stands as one of the centerpieces of a new 9,000-square-foot AHN Skin Cancer Center. …

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UPMC Afib study shows the condition skews younger than …

WEBThe study included 67,000 UPMC patients seeking care for Afib from January 2010 through December 2019. Over 17,300 of those — or around 25% — were younger …

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The rising cost of Western Pa.'s rural penalty in health care

WEBIn the meantime, in a strip mall 20 minutes away in Scottdale, a nurse’s aide at the doctor’s office of Paul Means was intent on getting Mr. Burkey into a drug …

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WVU Medicine joins other health insurers in targeting high cost of

WEBWVU Medicine doctors are joining other agencies in targeting the rising cost of treating chronic kidney disease, which affects 37 million people in the

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Pitt study finds 'surprising' cause of irritability in Alzheimer's

WEBNeuropsychiatric symptoms such as anxiety can make it difficult or impossible for caregivers to continue to keep Alzheimer’s patients in their homes, one researcher …

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Chi-Chi’s mixed legacy: Hepatitis A outbreak of 2003 left a trail of

WEBTwenty years ago this week, Marcus Eubanks reported to work as an emergency room physician at what was then The Medical Center Beaver. On Tuesday, …

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AI comes to the doctor's office and Pennsylvania hospitals

WEBKris B. Mamula. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. [email protected]. Mar 26, 2024. 12:09 PM. Artificial intelligence is making its way into medical offices …

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An increasing number of Pennsylvania kids went without health …

WEBEven as the federal government guaranteed uninterrupted Medicaid coverage during the COVID public health emergency, a growing number of children in …

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Highmark completes acquisition of Gateway Health Plan

[email protected]. Sep 7, 2021. 8:38 AM. Highmark has closed on its acquisition of Gateway Health Plan Inc., an affiliated Medicaid managed care health …

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6 counties in northern Pennsylvania will soon have no maternity …

WEBPenn Highlands Healthcare Elk Hospital is closing its obstetrics unit May 1, leaving a six-county area of north-central Pennsylvania — twice the size of Delaware — …

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