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Healthwatch 16: Effects of time change wnep.com

WebDr. Morse says the time change can lead to an increase in motor vehicle accidents, heart attacks, and sleep deprivation. "Every single cell in our body has a …

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Healthwatch 16 wnep.com

WebOrgan Donation Awareness Month | Healthwatch 16. April is National Donate Life Month and there are tens of thousands of people waiting for kidney transplants in the United States.

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Healthwatch 16: Geisinger advice on cancer screening

WebThe average age for colon cancer screenings is 50, but depending on risk factors, you may need to be screened at 40. Cervical cancer screenings are done in the …

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Geisinger, Risant Health merger complete wnep.com

WebUpdated: 1:24 PM EDT April 2, 2024. DANVILLE, Pa. — The deal merging Geisinger into a new nonprofit with Kaiser Permanente's health care system has been completed, …

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Lung Cancer Awareness Month Healthwatch 16

WebNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is highly linked to smoking, but anyone can get the disease. The number one way to prevent lung cancer is …

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Healthwatch 16: Birth Defect Awareness Month wnep.com

WebJanuary is Birth Defect Awareness Month, and according to Geisinger, birth defects affect one in every 33 babies born in the United States, around 120,000 babies …

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Emily Kress and a personal journey to a POTS diagnosis

WebPOTS is a form of dysautonomia, meaning it impacts all of the things your body does that you don't have to think about—blood pressure, heart rate, breathing, temperature regulation, and the list

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New hospital ready to open in Lackawanna County

WebLehigh Valley Hospital(LVH)–Dickson City includes more than 100,000 square feet filled with state-of-the-art technology. The hospital has seven operating …

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Is running better for you than walking

WebThe US Department of Health and Human Services recommends adults get at least 2.5 hours of exercise a week. Running and walking have many health benefits, …

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Walk-in crisis centers coming to Luzerne County

WebUpdated: 3:46 PM EST February 7, 2024. LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Bringing mental health resources closer is the goal of two new walk-in crisis centers in …

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Pike County getting urgent care facilities wnep.com

WebPIKE COUNTY, Pa. — For people who live in Milford or anywhere in Pike County, a hospital or urgent care service is non-existent. They go out of the county for …

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Good news for Allen Vickers who is battling kidney disease

WebAllen Vickers, 33, was a reporter at Newswatch 16 for three years and now lives and works in Philadelphia. Allen was diagnosed with kidney failurein March of 2021 …

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Nationwide health alert issued for ground beef over E. coli

WebUpdated: 5:16 AM EDT April 23, 2024. HOUSTON — A nationwide public health alert has been issued for ground beef over the risk of E.coli, according to the U.S. …

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Healthwatch 16: Avoid eye damage during eclipse wnep.com

WebOur macula is our central detailed vision. If that gets damaged, we get blurred vision, central vision loss that can be permanent," said Dr. Sabrina Steed, an optometrist …

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Healthwatch 16: Organ Donation Awareness Month wnep.com

WebApril is National Donate Life Month, a time to spread awareness about organ donation and honor those who gave the gift of life. The living donor program is a good …

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Evangelical Community Hospital joining with WellSpan Health

WebUpdated:3:54 PM EST February 26, 2024. UNION COUNTY, Pa. — A hospital in central Pennsylvania is becoming part of a health care system caring for …

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Former First Hospital reopening wnep.com

WebFirst Hospital opened in 1983, the hospital in Kingston offered inpatient psychiatric treatment for children, adolescents, and adults, as well as counseling …

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Bird flu spreads among cows across 8 states; experts say

WebThe FDA says that only 8 states are seeing their cows infected with the virus. Pennsylvania is not one of them. However, local dairy farms are still taking the …

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4-year-old girl dies after having cold symptoms wnep.com

WebOn Tuesday, Maisie passed away. Patric said she had the Human Metapneumovirus, which causes symptoms similar to a cold. Then she developed staph …

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Wyoming Valley Behavioral Hospital is now open

WebUpdated:4:14 PM EST November 14, 2023. KINGSTON, Pa. — Those seeking mental health services can now check in at Wyoming Valley Behavioral Hospital on Wyoming …

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Blakely Borough to purchase former Mid Valley Hospital

WebThe health system moved its services from the property, and Blakely Borough Manager Christopher Paone reached out to Commonwealth Health, hoping …

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Health Issues Were Main Reason for Marino Resignation

WebA spokesman says Tom Marino is still active, has a positive attitude and is now taking his medical concerns day by day but Marino felt his focus on health issues …

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Jeremy Lewan wnep.com

WebUpdated:9:30 AM EST March 1, 2023. MOOSIC, Pa. — Jeremy Lewan joined the Stormtracker 16 weather team in November 2022 as a part-time fill-in meteorologist. …

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What was OJ Simpson's cause of death

WebLaVergne acknowledged that Simpson died without paying the families of Simpson’s slain ex-wife and Goldman the bulk of a $33.5 million judgment they were …

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