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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. …

Westmoreland County among first in state to study suicide with aim toward prevention

By lowber on November 8, 2024

Sixty Westmoreland County residents died by suicide last year. Source: The Tribune-Review

'Life changing': At-home dialysis allows assistant DA to focus on work while she awaits kidney

By lowber on October 31, 2024

By day, Jennifer Dupilka fights for justice for crime victims as an assistant district attorney at the Westmoreland County Courthouse. Source: The Tribune-Review

State Sen. Kim Ward, a breast cancer survivor, crusades to get patients treatment they need

By lowber on October 27, 2024

Kim Ward didn’t want anyone to know. Source: The Tribune-Review

Coverage for breast cancer early detection varies

By lowber on October 27, 2024

Nearly 400,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year, according to the American Cancer Society, with women at…

Murrysville woman writes a book about grandmothers with Alzheimer's

By lowber on September 8, 2024

In her professional career, Doreen Coulson Putnam noticed when grandchildren were separated from their grandparents who had Alzheimer’s and dementia. Source: The Tribune-Review

Inpatient rehabilitation center to close at Latrobe Hospital

By lowber on August 19, 2024

An inpatient rehabilitation unit at Latrobe Hospital is set to close, prompting patients to look for other health care options in the area. Source:…

Infusion drugs to battle Alzheimer's disease give hope to Western Pa. patients

By lowber on August 8, 2024

At age 57, Christine Lieb of Scottdale has hope that the new treatments she is undergoing for early onset Alzheimer’s disease will give her more…

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