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Penn Township physical therapist helps to fill gap in care for fast heart rate syndrome

By lowber on April 4, 2025

Doctors have pitched countless theories to Irwin resident Lauren Karcher regarding the laundry list of health problems she had experienced in the past 15 years.…

High school students flock to career day at Westmoreland Hospital

By lowber on March 21, 2025

About 200 high school students gathered Friday at Independence Health System’s Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg to learn about jobs in the medical field. Students from…

Cancer survivors support those newly diagnosed through AHN's Ambassador Program

By lowber on March 18, 2025

Rachel Machen recalls getting a string of online mammogram reminders from her physician’s office and pushing them to the bottom of her to-do list. …

5 years after covid struck, Pennsylvanians assess the pandemic's impact

By lowber on March 8, 2025

Five years ago this month, Pennsylvania’s chief executive scrambled to manage a global health crisis for which no one in the world was prepared. …

Westmoreland veterans health clinic will expand with move to Greensburg

By lowber on February 21, 2025

An expanded outpatient clinic for Westmoreland County veterans is expected to open in two years at a new location in Greensburg. Source: The Tribune-Review

Longtime physical therapy business in Scottdale sold to regional group

By lowber on February 1, 2025

George Hoffman can only speculate about how a new ownership group will run his former business, Scottdale Rehabilitation. Source: The Tribune-Review

Independence, WVU health systems partner for newborn ICU at Westmoreland hospital

By lowber on January 21, 2025

Independence Health System and West Virginia University Health System are providing advanced treatment for newborns at Westmoreland Hospital, they announced Tuesday. Source: The Tribune-Review

AHN Cancer Institute Hempfield moves radiation services to Monroeville

By lowber on December 31, 2024

Cancer patients of Allegheny Health Network undergoing radiation therapy will no longer be served at AHN Cancer Institute Hempfield. Source: The Tribune-Review

Community rallies around Penn-Trafford junior diagnosed with leukemia

By lowber on December 17, 2024

Nicole Cianciotti had driven only about 4½ miles from UPMC Children’s East when she got the call that her son Braeden’s left lung collapsed. …

Unregulated Delta 8 remains a concern amid marijuana legalization talk, as teens and toddlers gain access to it

By lowber on December 16, 2024

As the debate over recreational marijuana continues, a related issue medical and legal experts say poses a threat to children is a growing concern. …

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