Cases of melanoma — the deadliest type of skin cancer — have been increasing over the last 40 years. In fact, melanoma kills one person every hour in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute, even though it’s easily treatable if caught early. The problem...
Della Steward recalls learning to knit from her grandmother one summer as she sat in a wheelchair recovering from an illness. She says knitting brings back warm memories of those times. The 56-year-old Allentown woman shared her feelings, time, and talent during the...
Time to talk about end-of-life wishes Who would speak for you about your health care and medical decisions if you were unable to do so? It’s never too early to start talking about advanced care plans and end-of-life wishes. HAP and Pennsylvania hospitals...
Melissa Coleman has a second chance at life, and she owes it to the selflessness of a 14-year-old's family who had to make a tough call at an unimaginable time. When Sean Clegg was riding his bike outside of his house in Tabernacle, N.J., with his brother and his best...
Bridging Health Equity Across Communities April is National Minority Health Month, a time dedicated to improving health equity for racial and ethnic minorities on a national level. Established to advocate for furthering health equity, this year’s theme is “Bridging...
Michelle didn't recognize the symptoms of Type 1 diabetes in her young son. So she became an advocate to educate parents and pediatricians on the warning signs. Excessive thirst, fatigue, mood swings, and low energy. Seven-year-old Jonathan Berman had been...
“I knew that I wanted to help kids in the same way that my nurses helped me.” Just weeks after her mother’s funeral, Courtney Simmons received a devastating diagnosis: osteosarcoma, a malignant tumor. Cancer. The same disease that had so recently claimed the lives of...
It’s been a significant year for Pennsylvania’s health care field, with changes in policy from opioid awareness to diabetes medical care access. Take a look at some of the biggest changes, and how they affect you and your family. June: Sweet Tooth Substitutes...
Less than half of Americans prepared for flu season with a vaccination last year. Here’s why that stat should change this fall. Five to 20 percent of Pennsylvanians get the flu each year—and up to 2,000 die from flu-related complications. On top of that stat, less...
Medicine in the time of technology: Step into the patient portal. Medical records have caught up with today’s digital world—learn the benefits and challenges of managing your health information on a patient portal. The field of medical information is a...