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Erie County Department of Health going online for permits, licenses

WEBYou can apply and pay online starting April 24. Applying for a permit or license from the Erie County Department of Health hasn't changed much over the years. …

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LECOM Health unveils new procedure for high blood pressure

WEBNew procedure at Erie hospital offers hope for those with stubbornly high blood pressure LECOM Health's Dr. Matthew 'Casey' Becker uses radio waves to heat and …

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Erie County's 2023-24 flu season likely to set record for annual cases

WEBThough Serafini and other Erie doctors have called the county's 2023-24 flu season "typical" and "average," it likely will set the record for most annual cases for the …

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What Erie County did right during COVID-19 pandemic: New …

WEBErie County posted a COVID-19 hospitalization rate of 155.5 patients per 10,000 residents between March 2020 and December 2022, the seventh-lowest rate in …

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Safe, effective vaccines can protect you from RSV, COVID and the flu

WEBThe newly approved RSV immunizations, like the vaccines for COVID-19 and flu, are safe and work to prevent more serious complications, hospitalizations, and …

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Erie County Department of Health hires administrator Kim …

WEBIt took a year to make the changes, get them approved by the state, and conduct the hiring process, but the County Health Department has its new director of …

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Erie County sees rise in flu cases, though few hospitalizations

WEBErie County Department of Health officials reported 273 flu cases the week of Dec. 9-15, more than doubling the 242 previous cases reported in the county since flu …

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Erie County PA Department of Health inspector visits Erie businesses

WEBA Day in the Life is a new monthly series in which we show some of the area's more interesting jobs and how these people interact with the community.. Lisa Susann …

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LECOM Health offers procedure to treat stubbornly high blood …

WEBDr. Matthew "Casey" Becker said renal denervation, recently approved by the FDA, can be used to treat many people with chronically high blood pressure.

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UPMC Hamot nursing student uses CPR skills to save neighbor's life

WEBErie woman stops studying for nursing exam to save neighbor's life with CPR. Aysha Gore learned CPR while working as a transporter and patient care …

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Erie, PA doctor returns to work after COVID-19 and lung transplant

WEBErie Times-News. 0:00. 1:16. Twenty months after he contracted COVID-19 severe enough to require a double-lung transplant, Carl Seon, M.D., is returning to work. …

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County Health Department's Hepatitis A vaccine clinic closes early

WEBA strong demand for hepatitis A vaccine has forced the Erie County Department of Health to schedule a second vaccination clinic after it ran out of doses at …

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Who should lead on the path to 'Utopia' in American healthcare

WEBThe AMA (American Medical Association) long ago ceased representing practicing physicians. Less than 15% of them are members, and the dues collected in …

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UPMC to cut more than 1,000 jobs, including some In Erie PA

WEB0:00. 0:34. UPMC, the Pittsburgh-based healthcare giant that includes UPMC Hamot in Erie, is cutting more than 1,000 jobs, most of them non-clinical. It's a big …

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WIC faces deep cuts after getting a boost during COVID

WEBChildren’s nutrition program, revved up in the pandemic, faces severe cuts. A federal program built to improve nutrition for new mothers and kids is growing for the first …

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Allegheny Health Network opens sports medicine hub at Erie …

WEBHear from Dr. Chris Clark, president of Saint Vincent Hospital, and Dr. Jay Deimel, Saint Vincent’s head of orthopedic medicine, while touring the facility.

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Highmark reaches provider agreement with OB/GYN Associates of …

WEBHighmark Inc. has reached a new provider agreement with Erie's largest obstetrics-gynecology practice, preventing hundreds of Erie-area women from having to …

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Why the director of Erie's Upper Room homeless shelter is retiring

WEBCris Taylor said that Peggy Taylor is retiring as well. The Upper Room also launched a safety monitor program in collaboration with the Mental Health Association …

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Shapiro-Davis admin seeks to address Black maternity mortality crisis

WEBExpanding postpartum health coverage through Medicaid is vitally important for dealing with the Black maternal mortality crisis. The new Shapiro-Davis budget …

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Summit Township Cracker Barrel employee diagnosed with …

WEBErie County Department of Health officials are asking customers who consumed food at Cracker Barrel, at 7810 Interstate Drive, between Jan. 30 and …

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Kylie Allen-Kulyk hopeful as Celine Dion battles stiff person …

WEB1:36. Kylie Allen-Kulyk has a message for Celine Dion: Don't give up hope. Allen-Kulyk, like the famous singer, has been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, a …

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Bryan Burhans resigns from the Pennsylvania Game Commission

WEBIn a statement to the agency’s employees, Burhans wrote, “You may have heard that there were some questions about my side business, where I coach others to …

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OB/GYN Associates of Erie might drop Highmark insurance

WEBErie Times-News. 0:00. 0:55. Erie's largest obstetrics-gynecology practice has notified its patients that it will stop accepting Highmark health insurance May 15 …

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Johnny Heubel's concussion liability lawsuit has date in court

WEBIn their suit, filed in April 2021, they blamed AHN's athletic trainers for the traumatic brain injury Heubel suffered while playing for McDowell, in the Millcreek …

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