As is the case no matter what the circumstance, Craig Hodgkins’ medical service dog, Foxy, accompanied him during a recent hospital stay.So the dog was present when he received a visit from his neurosurgeon.“All of a sudden, she sits up,” Hodgkins said of Foxy. “She looks at him, and ...
As the COVID-19 omicron variant surges across the United States, researchers are still studying how the delta variant is affecting people. New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now shows an alarming risk of complications, and even death, the delta variant can ...
The Pennsylvania Farm Show is back.COVID-19 cases may be rising, but the 106th show is on – in person and indoors. It began Saturday, and will run through Jan. 15, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg.The theme is “Harvesting More.” That is a natural ...
Nearly two decades have passed since Meghann Mikluscak was diagnosed with celiac disease. She remembers it well.“It was August 2003,” said Mikluscak, a Canonsburg resident formerly from Uniontown.Back then, she experienced some of the digestive symptoms that are commonly associated with ...
For women, pregnancy is expected to bring feelings of joy and excitement.But that’s not always the case.Up to 44% of women view their childbirth as traumatic – the result of an emergency cesarean delivery, major blood loss during delivery, or a long NICU stay for a baby, for example.And for ...
A technique that was once reserved only for high profile professional athletes is now offering more patients relief from chronic knee pain. It’s called cartilage restoration surgery and it involves transplanting new cartilage into an injured knee.Treatment options for cartilage restoration ...
