Health & Wellness

STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health has announced through a press release the addition of Jason Goldberg, DO, to Mount Nittany Health Center for Wound Care. “As a Penn State graduate, I look forward to returning to the area and serving the wonderful people of this region,” said Goldberg.  Goldberg earned his bachelor’s degree in…

January is typically a time when people work on their New Year’s resolutions, many of which involve making positive changes toward improving their health. While many people give up on their resolutions within a few weeks, I urge you to follow through with your pledge to live a healthier lifestyle. Talk with your physician about…

STATE COLLEGE —The 2018 Centre County Heart Walk, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 6, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, will be among 300 Heart Walks held in communities across the nation. Each year, nearly 1 million people walk in the events, which are fundraisers of the American Heart Association.  “The Heart Walk is still…

STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health has announced Mount Nittany Medical Center has recently received four national quality awards for excellence in stroke care: ■ Joint Commission Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers Gold Seal of Approval Established in 2003, the Gold Seal of Approval is awarded for a two-year period to Joint Commission-accredited acute…

Those whose golf or tennis games are on hold due to chronic shoulder pain and stiffness might find themselves considering joint replacement surgery.  First performed in the 1950s, the surgery was invented to treat serious breaks in the ball or socket of the shoulder joint that could not be reset using traditional methods. Today,…

PHILIPSBURG — Mount Nittany Health recently announced the addition of certified registered nurse practitioner Matthew Rohrbacker to its team of family medicine providers at the Mount Nittany Health-Philipsburg location. Rohrbacker previously worked as a registered nurse in the emergency department and post-anesthesia care unit at Mount Nittany Medical Center. “Establishing and building positive…

STATE COLLEGE — Dr. Peter Seidenberg, a family and sports medicine physician at Penn State Sports Medicine in State College, was honored by Special Olympics Pennsylvania with its highest health honor for his work to end health care disparities for athletes with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics Pennsylvania awarded Seidenberg the Golisano Health Leadership Award…

STATE COLLEGE — The fifth annual Pink Ribbon Golf Classic to benefit the Mount Nittany Health Breast Care Center will be held Monday, Sept. 10, at Toftrees Resort and Golf Club. Registration begins at 8 a.m. for the four-person scramble tournament. Golfers may register individually or in groups of two or four. The entry…

DANVILLE — Geisinger President and Chief Executive Officer David T. Feinberg, M.D., MBA, became the first patient to sign up for a new health care system DNA screening program that will become part of routine health checkups. The program, a first-of-its-kind in the nation, was announced by Feinberg in May at the HLTH Conference in…

DANVILLE — Geisinger and AstraZeneca have partnered to improve asthma care by creating a suite of products that integrate into the electronic health record, according to a news release. The goal is to engage patients and providers in co-managing the disease, especially during intervals between office visits. The mobile app data is connected to…