Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: What You Should Know
More than 23 million people in the United States live with diabetes. And, what's more alarming, about six million people (both adults and children) are estimated to have undiagnosed diabetes. Since...
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Flu Fact: Answers to Common Flu Questions
Why should I receive a flu shot? The single best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu shot each season. Tell me more about the vaccine. The flu vaccine is highly effective, and adverse side effec...
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A Message From the Hospital Association of PA: Vote on November 2
Pennsylvanians will soon go to the polls to cast their votes for our state’s next governor, US Senator, members of Congress and a number of state lawmakers. The outcomes of the races are important...
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Penn State Hershey Selects Marsh to Lead Regional Medical Campus
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine has chosen Dr. E. Eugene Marsh, dean of the College of Community Health Sciences at the University of Alabama and asso...
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Mount Nittany Medical Center Extends Insurance Programs to Include Freedom Blue
Mount Nittany Medical Center and Highmark Blue Shield are pleased to announce their formal relationship to extend care to patients with Highmark’s Medicare Advantage Program, including, but not lim...
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New Glaucoma Laser Safely Lowers Eye Pressure
Mount Nittany Surgical Center is one of the first centers in State College, PA to offer selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT), the latest treatment option for open-angle glaucoma. The SLT procedure...
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For Teens, Great Skin Care Should Start Early
It’s hard enough to be a teenager these days without battling that unkind, age-old issue of unsightly breakouts and acne. However, there are some things young adults can do that will help develop g...
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Code Word Adds Safety to Hospital Patients
Many times a patient at the hospital would like information shared with those closest to them; such as grown children, church friends or other family members. Because of patient privacy and safety...
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Mount Nittany Employees Raise More than $11,000 for Heart Walk
Every minute, someone dies from a heart disease-related illness making it the number one killer in America. On October 16, more than 100 employees of Mount Nittany Medical Center took the first ste...