Penn Highlands Healthcare highlighted a year of growth, expanded services and clinical excellence in southwestern Pennsylvania at its annual public meeting, held at Penn Highlands Connellsville earlier this month. The meeting, which focused on accomplishments at Penn Highlands Mon Valley and ...
GLP-1 drug use among women of reproductive age is increasing across the United States, and while experts recommend stopping the drugs before getting pregnant, sometimes unintentional early exposure happens. Now, a new study is offering some reassurance for women in that situation. The study ...
New research has found that getting a routine mammogram may help monitor heart health in many women. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women (not breast cancer), but a new study published in March in Europe shows screening for breast cancer through mammography can help doctors ...
Looking for a way to jumpstart your fitness routine now that warmer weather is on the way? Look no further than a nearby swimming pool. We're not talking lap swimming or training like you're trying to make the Olympic team, but the old notion of water aerobics not being hard enough of a ...
With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approving GLP-1 drug Wegovy in pill form for use in weight loss and fighting obesity, the question arises whether other GLP-1 drugs will also soon become available in a pill rather than a needle. This class of medication was originally ...
A surgeon at St. Clair Hospital in Mt. Lebanon recently performed the first HIFU procedure for prostate cancer at St. Clair using advanced new ultrasound technology. This makes St. Clair the first health-care system in the Pittsburgh region to offer the technology. HIFU stands for ...
