Memorial Health System is celebrating 5,000 procedures with the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System. From left, Memorial Health System Surgical team members: Dr. Rajendra Bhati, MD, surgical oncologist; Sasha Myers, robotic surgical coordinator; Jody Bullman, vice president of Surgical & Cardiac Services; Dr. Tuan Nguyen,…
By MARK THIESSENAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Brent Sass, the defending Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion, withdrew from this year’s race on Saturday, citing concerns for his health. Sass scratched at the Eagle Island checkpoint, a statement from the Iditarod said. Eagle Island is about 600…
Sault College hosted a Harm Reduction Fair on Tuesday to educate students and provide them with resources on maintaining a safe and healthy lifestyle Volunteers from a variety of local health and wellness agencies came together at Sault College on Tuesday for this year’s Harm Reduction Fair. Representatives…
Health advice if you live near Martinez refinery: Don’t eat the food you grow Heath officials in Contra Costa County are advising residents and those who garden near the Martinez refinery not to eat the food they grow. They are erring on the side of caution until soil…
This date was a Sunday. The Frederick News-Post did not publish a Sunday edition at this time. They called him the “Mountain Man” in Annapolis because of his Western Maryland roots. Thursday morning they sent Frederick’s beloved Sen. Edward P. Thomas Jr. to his final reward. Thomas, who…
Lehigh Valley Health Network and Universal Health Services announced plans to build a new 144-bed behavioral health hospital. The proposed new joint-venture facility will be located on Macada Road in Hanover Township, across from the Lehigh Valley Hospital – Muhlenberg campus. The partnership combines two leaders in health…
Centura Health will split into two companies that merged in 1996- CommonSpirit Health and AdventHealth. After 27 years, the two groups announced on Wednesday that they would no longer be a partnership. According to a news release, “CommonSpirit Health and AdventHealth have collaboratively agreed that they can best…
(Photo Credit: WWE) Various reports of the “serious medical episode” that WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler experienced on Monday night are circulating, but it appears that his health is getting better. As PWMania.com previously reported, Lawler was hospitalized on Tuesday after what was described as “a serious…
“What I do have is a very particular set of skills”…. Dog-nappings are unfortunate on the rise, but one Virginia family was lucky enough to receive the aid of a former Marine Corps intelligence operator in getting their pooch back. Today in health news, childhood vaccination rates fall…
Fast food may be toxic to your liver Do your liver a favor and steer clear of fast food, new research urges. People with obesity or diabetes who consumed 20% or more of their daily calories from fast food had severely elevated levels of fat in their liver…