MIDDLETOWN, NY — The nationally accredited bariatric surgery program at Garnet Health Medical Center is now accredited by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality …
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11/1/23
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WALTON, NY — United Health Services (UHS) Delaware Valley Hospital has received provisional approval from the New York State Department of Health to operate its new MRI.
The new unit …
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11/1/23
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PENNSYLVANIA — Scott Constantini, associate vice president of primary care and recovery services integration for The Wright Center for Community Health, has been named to a three-year term on …
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11/1/23
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SCRANTON, PA— Dr. Ashley Zhan, a resident physician training at The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, is joining with the national Be The Match campaign to add people to its donor …
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11/1/23
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HONESDALE, PA — Wayne Memorial’s Hospice Department will host a fall memorial service on Sunday, November 5 at 2 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church.
The service will remember hospice …
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11/1/23
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NATIONWIDE — Medicare scams are no joke.
Victims’ identities can be stolen. The cost of scams, fraud and abuse can hit taxpayers for $60 billion per year.
The New York StateWide …
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11/1/23
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WALTON, NY — United Health Services Delaware Valley Hospital is sponsoring a MASH Camp for area 10th, 11th and 12th grade students on Tuesday, October 24 and Wednesday, October 25. Registration …
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10/14/23
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Each year in the United States, about 255,000 women get breast cancer and 42,000 women die from the disease.
Men also get breast cancer, but it is not very common. About 1 out of every 100 …
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10/11/23
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NORTHEASTERN PA — The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute (NRCI) serves cancer patients in Wayne and Pike counties as well as other communities in northeast PA.
As an example, the …
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10/11/23
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Many factors over the course of a lifetime can influence your breast cancer risk. You can’t change some factors, such as getting older or your family history, but you can help lower your risk …
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10/11/23
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Different people have different symptoms of breast cancer. Some people do not have any signs or symptoms at all.
Some warning signs of breast cancer are:
New lump in the breast or underarm …
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10/11/23
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The American Cancer Society publishes projected numbers of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. The most recent report predicts that about 279,790 women this coming year will be …
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By JAMES LOMAX, M.D.
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10/11/23
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BEACH LAKE, PA — Peg Pearsall knows about cancer.
She had breast cancer back in 1991, and then gave back to the community by running a Look Good Feel Better (LGFB) program at Wayne …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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10/11/23
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sara Hodgdon
shodgdon@hitch.org, (855) 277-4482
Tackling cervical cancer screening disparities
NEW YORK STATE — Cervical …
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10/5/23
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NORTHEAST PA — To help people guard against a potential triple threat of respiratory infections this fall and winter, The Wright Center for Community Health is offering access to newly updated …
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10/5/23
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MONTICELLO, NY — In September, Sullivan County recognized National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month with a butterfly display in the front of the NAMI Sullivan County offices, at the …
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10/5/23
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Legislation might begin to help people living with chronic pain WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced …
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10/5/23
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LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — Amanda Langseder, managing director of Sullivan 180, has joined the New Hope Community board of directors. Langseder’s appointment follows four new board members …
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10/5/23
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REGION — Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a Superior Performer in 2022 for achieving an overall caregiver and family …
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10/5/23
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NATIONWIDE — The American Red Cross continues to experience a national blood and platelet shortage. Donors of all blood types are urgently needed, especially type O blood donors and those …
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10/5/23
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