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Imagine needing one, two or even more doses of medication just to stay alive.Many Americans may be in this exact situation.Now, imagine the cost of that medication has doubled in the past seven years. That’s the reality facing many diabetics who rely on insulin every day.Studies show half of ...

Canonsburg Hospital nurses honored

Allegheny Health Network’s Clinical Ladder Advancement Program provides an opportunity for nurses who demonstrate superior knowledge, practice and demonstrated leadership skills to advance to positions, which utilize their expertise in patient care as well as mentor and guide their peers in ...

<strong>Daniel Nordberg</strong> and <strong>Steve Bulger</strong> were wheeling around Pennsylvania this week, doing their due diligence for the U.S. Small Business Administration.Their focus was on small businesses operating – and ...

In May of 2010, Cheryl Sabatula was driving her then-16-year-old son home from baseball practice when she was overcome with nausea.“I said, ‘Something’s wrong,’ and I pulled over to the side of the road and I threw up. That’s the last thing I remember before I ended up at Jefferson ...

The appointment books at local mammography providers are usually full in October with increased awareness during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.This year, schedulers are also juggling women who are trying to make up mammograms missed when the country went into lockdown because of COVID-19 last ...

Diabetes: Battling another epidemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, statistics are beginning to reveal diabetes as an underlying factor for the people most affected by the virus.Diabetics are 12 times as likely to die after contracting the virus. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, claiming ...