Health & Wellness

STATE COLLEGE — In 2001, the children at Our Lady of Victory School in State College wanted to honor their classmate, Jared, who was diagnosed with an incurable brainstem […]

STATE COLLEGE — The Wolf Administration’s Suicide Prevention Task Force recently joined the State College community to discuss experiences with suicide, strategies for suicide prevention and how to reduce stigma […]

STATE COLLEGE — Just when you had more than enough to do, the holidays rolled around with just a few more items that seem like only you can do them. […]

DANVILLE — Medacta, a pure play orthopaedics company, and Geisinger, announced through a press release their lifetime guarantee for total hip and knee replacement surgeries has been extended to […]

PIXIE DUST WISHES announced its 14th wish recipient during the organization’s annual holiday party. Taylor Sunday, of Johnstown, was announced as the recipient. She is pictured here with her sister, […]

UNIVERSITY PARK — Placentas can provide critical information about the health of the mother and baby, but only 20 percent of placentas are assessed by pathology exams after delivery in […]

STATE COLLEGE — Speech and language disorders affect one’s ability to talk, understand, read and write. Such disorders have different causes, and may range from a few speech sound errors […]

ATLANTA — Dr. Alan Kivitz, founder and president of the Altoona Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center and the Altoona Center for Clinical Research, recently traveled to Atlanta for the annual […]

UNIVERSITY PARK —Three cases of mumps have been confirmed at Penn State’s University Park campus, University Health Services (UHS) reported Nov.21. The affected students have been […]