Fall is a great time to get outside and be more active! Penn State Extension is offering an eight-week virtual walking program to help turn behaviors into healthy habits, according to a recent press release. Moderate activity, such as walking, reduces stress and fatigue and increases ...

Back-to-school looks very different this year. And parents everywhere are asking themselves (and their pediatricians), “should I send my child back to school?” There’s no doubt that school plays a critical role in kids’ lives, not only for their educational needs, but for their ...

Occupational therapy and physical therapy are commonly confused with each other. While, occupational and physical therapy have a lot of similarities including improving quality of life, increasing independence, reducing pain and discomfort, and preventing further injury or injury recurrence, ...

LEWISBURG — Evangelical Community Hospital is pleased to welcome a new Emergency Medicine physician to its medical staff, according to a recent press release. Eliza Reed, DO, joined the hospital’s Emergency Department in August. As an emergency physician, Reed specializes in rapid ...

UPMC welcomes Nicholas Pytel, MD, MPH, as the new medical director for Occupational Health services in the Susquehanna region. Pytel received his medical degree from Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey. He also obtained his master of public health and completed his residency in ...

UPMC welcomes Fadi Sweiss, MD, neurosurgeon to the neurosciences team in the Susquehanna region. Sweiss received his medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio, and completed his residency in neurosurgery at George Washington University Hospital, Washington, ...