Health News
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How to Get Kids Back on a Sleep Schedule for the School Year
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A good night’s sleep helps students stay focused and attentive in class. Experts say it’s worth easing kids back into a routine with the start of a new school year.
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Mount Nittany Health Buys Former State College Family Medicine Property for $2.3M
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Mount Nittany Health is continuing to expand its footprint in Centre County. The State College-based health system acquired the property at 2188 Sandy Drive in Ferguson Township on Aug. 1 for $2.3 million, according to county records. The 11-year-old, 9,000-square-foot building on 1 acre was previously home to State College Family Medicine. “Mount Nittany Health…
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Physical Therapy Institute Opens Bellefonte Clinic
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LMH Physical Therapy Institute recently opened its third clinic in Centre County and 19th in Pennsylvania. The outpatient clinic at 174 Buckaroo Lane, Bellefonte, in the Weis Markets Plaza, offers one-on-one care for individuals recovering from surgery, injury, chronic pain or neurological conditions. Clinic leader Jesse Friend and Grace Good, both doctors of physical therapy,…
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Spikes ‘Paint the Park Pink’ to Raise Thousands of Dollars for Mount Nittany Health Breast Cancer Fund
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Mount Nittany Health partnered with the State College Spikes to raise awareness about breast cancer, honor survivors of the disease and raise money to support patients during the annual Paint the Park Pink game on July 26 at Medlar Field. The event featured an auction of the special pink flower jerseys worn by the Spikes…
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Nursing Home Industry Fights Additional Oversight of Wall Street Acquisitions
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A group that lobbies for the industry says the bill, which aims to prevent the closure of more health care facilities, is duplicative of existing regulations.
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Protesters Rally in Downtown State College to Defend Access to Gender-Affirming Care for Youth
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Advocates gathered Sunday in downtown State College to protest restrictions on gender-affirming care, calling on lawmakers, medical institutions and the public to defend the rights of transgender people. The event, organized by Centre LGBT+, drew community members, allies and activists holding signs and distributing QR codes with letters urging change. Demonstrators criticized recent policies, at…
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Air Quality Alert Issued for Centre County as Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Impacts Pennsylvania
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The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued an air quality advisory for Centre County as smoke from Canadian wildfires impacts much of Pennsylvania this week. A Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for particulate matter pollution from wildfire smoke will be in effect on Tuesday for Centre and 41 other counties in central and…
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Shapiro Joins Lawsuit Accusing Trump of Intimidating Hospitals Over Gender-Affirming Care for Youth
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is among Democratic officials from 16 states and Washington D.C. who filed a lawsuit Friday accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of unlawfully intimidating health care providers into stopping gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
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More Mosquito Samples in Centre County Test Positive for West Nile Virus
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Mosquito samples recently collected in three Centre Region municipalities tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to Centre County’s Planning and Community Development Office. Two samples collected in College Township, two in State College Borough and one in Harris Township tested positive, the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Vector Management reported to the county. West…
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Key Reasons Pennsylvania’s Mental Health System Is Failing
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Pennsylvania promised a better mental health system in 2011. But the failure to follow through has created dire consequences