Health & Wellness

Let’s face it, not many of us deal well with change. If you are like me, I always jump right to the negative aspects of the upcoming change and start to panic. So, when Pennsylvania announced that they were converting to a new longterm care Medicaid program, I instantly thought about how this…

STATE COLLEGE — On May 18, the Second Annual Maroon & Gray Society Banquet honored a new class of inductees and raised funds for student mental health and well-being, according to a press release.  Proceeds from the evening’s event totaled more than $50,000 and were dedicated to the Mental Health Matters Fund, a permanent…

Hayley Barton, a diagnostic medical sonography student at South Hills School of Business & Technology’s State College campus, was awarded the Anne Jones Scholarship by the Society for Vascular Ultrasound. First awarded in 2006, the Anne Jones Scholarship honors the numerous contributions made to SVU and the vascular technology profession by Anne Jones, RN, BSN RVT…

STATE COLLEGE — Skills of Central PA — one of the region’s largest human services agencies supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities — recently received a gold award for health leadership excellence from Mainstay, Inc., creator of the My25 wellness program.  Skills received the award based on its commitment to enhanced nutrition, preventive…

WINGATE — The Bellefonte Relay for Life will kick-off this year at the Bald Eagle Area High School Athletic Field on Friday evening, May 17 at 6 p.m., and wind up at noon on Saturday, May 18. This is a new site for the relay. The Bellefonte Relay for Life Committee has chosen “Disney,…

Employees from Jersey Mike’s Sub Shop recently presented a check for $18,612.38 to the Pink Zone effort after area stores raised the money during the company’s annual Day of Caring. The Pink Zone is a non-profit breast cancer organization that promotes cancer awareness and empowers survivors through year-long efforts to raise funds.  

UNIVERSITY PARK — Another case of mumps has been confirmed at Penn State’s University Park campus by University Health Services, adding to the two reported last week. Two more cases are suspected on campus, but are not yet confirmed. This marks the third year in a row there has been a mumps outbreak on campus. In spring 2017, nearly…

STATE COLLEGE — A group from the 2019 Leadership Centre County class is teaming up with The Jared Box Project to collect donations for children at Mount Nittany Medical Center, according to a press release. The Jared Box Project was started in 2001 by the children at Our Lady of Victory School in State College…

STATE COLLEGE — Geisinger’s Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute will host a free day of fun at Discovery Space, 1224 N. Atherton St., State College, on March 3. The event also will allow families to sign up for ADMI’s ongoing SPARK autism research study. SPARK is a large, online study to accelerate autism research…

It can happen when you cough or sneeze. Or when you pick up something heavy or while working out. It can also happen when you have the urge to go, but cannot make it to the bathroom in time. It’s called urinary incontinence, and it’s the accidental leakage of urine. “There are about 25…