A guide to stroke prevention
By Pete Roy, MD
Approximately 795,000 strokes will occur in the United States this year - one will strike every 40 seconds and will take a life approximately every four minutes. For this reason, it is important to...
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Mount Nittany Health leads with tobacco-free zone
By the time I began practicing pulmonary medicine over 28 years ago, the official position of the U.S. Public Health Service was that the evidence pointed to a causal relationship between smoking a...
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Save the date! New Emergency Department (ED) Open House
Please join us to celebrate completion of the first phase of a 57,000 square-foot project that includes a new ED (full project completion to occur in 2013). Saturday, June 23, 9:00 am - noon, Moun...
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Talking about women’s health and wellness
In celebration of women's health, this issue of Life & Health addresses some health risks that women face today and how they can be more proactive in protecting themselves from some of these co...
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Happy Mother’s Day to Mount Nittany mommy docs!
Medical residency is a demanding training period required of all physicians in order to become board certified. In the case of three Mount Nittany physicians who also happen to be moms, the consens...
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Please participate in a Mount Nittany Insights survey
Insights magazine is printed three times a year and distributed to all households in Centre County. It provides the latest information about Mount Nittany Health System: new physicians, new technol...
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Celebrating an entire system of care
By Steven E. Brown, FACHE, President & Chief Executive Officer
People visit a healthcare facility for countless reasons, whether they are receiving treatment, comforting a family member or friend, or welcoming a new life into the world. With each visit, they e...
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Women help lead the way at Mount Nittany
"As a woman, I never once thought I couldn't achieve something," said Gail Miller, RN, MS, CPHQ, and Mount Nittany Health System's vice president for quality. "My family always suppo...
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Shattering the secrets of child sexual abuse
"The allegations of child sexual abuse against Jerry Sandusky brought instant, almost overwhelming public attention to the very important - but previously secretive - topic of child sexual abu...