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Lung Cancer Awareness Month Healthwatch 16

WebNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is highly linked to smoking, but anyone can get the disease. The number one way to prevent lung cancer is …

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Nationwide health alert issued for ground beef over E.

WebUpdated: 5:16 AM EDT April 23, 2024. HOUSTON — A nationwide public health alert has been issued for ground beef over the risk of E.coli, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food

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Change to vaccine mandate for workers at St. Luke's

WebMONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Health care workers were some of the first to get the COVID-19 vaccine when doses rolled out in the winter. By summer, and as …

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Healthwatch 16 wnep.com

WebOrgan Donation Awareness Month | Healthwatch 16. April is National Donate Life Month and there are tens of thousands of people waiting for kidney transplants in the United States.

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Geisinger, Risant Health merger complete wnep.com

WebUpdated:1:24 PM EDT April 2, 2024. DANVILLE, Pa. — The deal merging Geisinger into a new nonprofit with Kaiser Permanente's health care system has been completed, …

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Is running better for you than walking

WebThe US Department of Health and Human Services recommends adults get at least 2.5 hours of exercise a week. Running and walking have many health benefits, …

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Healthwatch 16: Geisinger advice on cancer screening

WebThe average age for colon cancer screenings is 50, but depending on risk factors, you may need to be screened at 40. Cervical cancer screenings are done in the …

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Healthwatch 16: Organ Donation Awareness Month

WebApril is National Donate Life Month, a time to spread awareness about organ donation and honor those who gave the gift of life. The living donor program is a good option for people who are waiting

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New hospital ready to open in Lackawanna County

WebLehigh Valley Hospital(LVH)–Dickson City includes more than 100,000 square feet filled with state-of-the-art technology. The hospital has seven operating …

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Geisinger Free2BMom program helping new mothers

Webif you'd like more information about the Free2BMom program at Geisinger, you can call 844-762-2864 or email [email protected]. RELATED: Free 2BMom: Helping Mothers in the Battle with

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Emily Kress and a personal journey to a POTS diagnosis

WebPOTS is a form of dysautonomia, meaning it impacts all of the things your body does that you don't have to think about—blood pressure, heart rate, breathing, …

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Hospital to close, clinics shut down suddenly last week

WebThe Pennsylvania Department of Health confirms the Berwick Hospital Center will close within 90 days. People who work at the hospital's affiliated clinics feared this …

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Two Scranton hospitals to merge under one license wnep.com

WebMoses Taylor Hospital sits just up the hill from Regional Hospital of Scranton. If Commonwealth Health's request is accepted, Regional would take care of surgeries, …

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Evangelical Community Hospital joining with WellSpan Health

WebUpdated:3:54 PM EST February 26, 2024. UNION COUNTY, Pa. — A hospital in central Pennsylvania is becoming part of a health care system caring for …

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Pike County getting urgent care facilities wnep.com

WebPIKE COUNTY, Pa. — For people who live in Milford or anywhere in Pike County, a hospital or urgent care service is non-existent. They go out of the county for …

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Wyoming Valley Behavioral Hospital is now open

WebUpdated:4:14 PM EST November 14, 2023. KINGSTON, Pa. — Those seeking mental health services can now check in at Wyoming Valley Behavioral Hospital on Wyoming …

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Blakely Borough to purchase former Mid Valley Hospital

WebThe health system moved its services from the property, and Blakely Borough Manager Christopher Paone reached out to Commonwealth Health, hoping …

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Former First Hospital reopening wnep.com

WebUpdated:3:39 PM EDT July 13, 2023. KINGSTON, Pa. — Nearly a year after closing its doors, First Hospital in Kingstonwill reopen as Wyoming Valley Behavioral Health …

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Health Issues Were Main Reason for Marino Resignation

WebA spokesman says Tom Marino is still active, has a positive attitude and is now taking his medical concerns day by day but Marino felt his focus on health issues …

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Agent Orange: Service and Sacrifice

WebThe VA tells us more than 2,500 Pennsylvania veterans have received Agent Orange benefits since the PACT Act was passed. But, officials with the Pennsylvania …

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Jeremy Lewan wnep.com

WebUpdated:9:30 AM EST March 1, 2023. MOOSIC, Pa. — Jeremy Lewan joined the Stormtracker 16 weather team in November 2022 as a part-time fill-in meteorologist. …

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