NATIONWIDE — We’re now in the thick of the holiday season—one of the happiest, most festive times of the year.
Alas, we’re also heading into peak flu season.
As we …
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By JOSHUA BRADDELL
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12/6/23
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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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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Dr. Bruce Ellsweig, the medical director with Sullivan County Public Health Services and a family physician at Crystal Run Healthcare, has been recognized as the 2023 Dr. …
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12/6/23
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HONESDALE, PA — As of Tuesday, January 2, 2024, Wayne Memorial Hospital will be accepting patients for its new urology department and scheduling appointments with its newest staff …
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12/6/23
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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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Dealing with weight management feels like an ongoing battle for many of us. We're bombarded with messages about what we should eat, what we shouldn't, and constant advertisements pushing us to buy …
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By HEDY SCHNELLER
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4/24/24
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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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HONESDALE, PA — The Alzheimer’s Association and Wayne Memorial Hospital will present an educational program on Thursday, August 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
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8/16/23
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NORTHEAST PA — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) chapter in Northeast PA has scheduled support groups for people living with mental illness as well as family, friends and …
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4/3/24
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LIBERTY, NY — Sullivan County’s Department of Community Services has increased, as of April 3, the available times for walk-in service for those seeking mental health, substance use …
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4/3/24
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SCRANTON, PA — The Wright Center for Community Health offers area college students the chance to sharpen their job skills through ongoing internship opportunities in medical-related pursuits, …
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6/1/23
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SCRANTON, PA — A tribute dinner in honor of physician and longtime community leader Dr. Robert Wright and his late wife, Carole, will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 27 at the …
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10/16/22
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HONESDALE, PA — Board-certified urologist Irwin Goldstein, M.D. is seeing patients in the urology clinic of Wayne Memorial Hospital.
He joined his long-time colleague Donald L. …
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4/3/24
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REGION — Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMC Health) will partner with local law enforcement to host National Drug Take Back Day collection sites throughout Westchester, Orange …
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4/26/24
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ONLINE — Are you burned out and exhausted? Join a workshop at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26 to learn how to care for yourself. Often as adults, we put ourselves last on the list. Research …
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9/20/23
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SCRANTON, PA — Mitch Marczewski, brother of Jane Marczewski, aka the singer Nightbirde, is one of the speakers at Showing Up: Perspectives On Cancer, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, …
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9/20/23
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is as good a time as any to stress the importance of women taking a proactive approach to not only their cancer screenings, but their overall …
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By SUPRIANA BHANDOL, M.D.
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9/29/22
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VetStock celebrates 10 years
PIKE COUNTY, PA — It’s been a decade since VetStock first began its mission to empower, enrich and improve the lives of veterans and their …
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6/8/22
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WAYMART, PA — There are pinwheels you can spin, xylophone bars you can ring, solar-powered water walls, rope walls, vine walls and boxes to plant flowers from a wheelchair or standing up.
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7/7/22
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As July is National Culinary Arts Month, now seems like an opportune time to highlight the many benefits of a healthy diet.
For those unfamiliar with the term, lifestyle medicine addresses the …
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By WALTER WANAS, LDN, The Wright Center for Community Health
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7/7/22
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