Health
Allegheny Health Network recently announced the appointment of Dr. Devon M. Ramaeker, to division chief of Maternal Fetal Medicine within AHN Women’s Institute.
In her ne...
April 04, 2023
Business
When the word “midwife” is mentioned, many people think of an uncertified woman who delivers babies at a prospective mother’s home.
The three medical professionals in the...
March 24, 2023
Health
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from March 2 to 8 are:
Butler...
March 10, 2023
Health
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from Feb. 16 to 22 are:
Butle...
February 24, 2023
Health
WASHINGTON — The overdose-reversing drug naloxone should be made available over the counter to aid the national response to the opioid crisis, U.S. health advisers said W...
February 16, 2023
Health
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from Feb. 9 to 15 are:
Butler...
February 16, 2023
Health
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from Feb. 2 to 8 are:
Butler ...
February 09, 2023
Health
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1 are:
B...
February 02, 2023
Health
Reflecting on changes to the field
Reflecting on changes to the field
October 28, 2022
Health
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health and Butler Health System.
COVID-19 statistics from Sep...
October 06, 2022
Health
While breast cancer can be life-altering, dangerous, and deadly, routine mammogram screenings can help catch cancer early and detect issues before symptoms emerge.
Allegh...
October 04, 2022
Special Sections
Five months after holding a weeklong strike in March, 317 nurses and technical professionals at ACMH in Kittanning reached a deal with the hospital on a three-year contra...
August 27, 2022
Health
Despite improvements earlier in the year, blood services providers and health care facilities are again facing a shortage of blood donations, more than two years after th...
August 25, 2022
Health
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health and Butler Health System.
COVID-19 statistics from Thu...
August 25, 2022
Health
Butler Health System has diagnosed one person with monkeypox, after “a number” of tests were administered over the past few weeks.
Dr. John Love, BHS’ medical director of...
August 20, 2022
Local News
ADAMS TWP — Mars Area Superintendent Mark Gross recommended that the district remove most COVID-19 protocols, including contact tracing, livestreaming and social distanci...
August 17, 2022
Education
JACKSON TWP — Township officials are moving to enforce zoning restrictions on a facility within the township cited by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as releasin...
August 16, 2022
Local News
The Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 strains of the COVID-19 virus are becoming dominant around the nation, and a local doctor said they may be responsible for the spike in cases in...
August 05, 2022
Local News
In the days leading up to her daughter Layla’s birthday this past Thursday, West Sunbury mom Jessica Rovito felt an increasing sense of anticipation.
“We have her 1-year ...
August 01, 2022
Local News
There’s a new health care center in town.
The Allegheny Health Network Seneca Valley Outpatient Center in Jackson Township will soon open to provide primary, specialty an...
July 28, 2022
Health
Cranberry Township Emergency Medical Service was awarded the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Plus achievement award for implementing quality impro...
July 22, 2022
Local News
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health and Butler Health System.
COVID-19 statistics from Thu...
July 21, 2022
Health
For those seeking assistance with mental health struggles, either for themselves or for their loved ones, Butler County is home to a variety of options. From support duri...
July 20, 2022
Special Sections
The Knights of Columbus Saint Kilian Council will hold a blood drive from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Saint Kilian Church Hall in Cranberry Township. Nonprofit blood...
July 19, 2022
Local News
Saturday, July 16, marked the first day for the 988 hotline for suicide prevention across Pennsylvania.
The number, which connects directly to the National Suicide Preven...
July 16, 2022
Health
Butler Memorial Hospital saw more than two dozen appointments Saturday for its first clinic to vaccinate children between 6 months and 5 years old against COVID-19. Inclu...
July 11, 2022
Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Since its inception in the southwestern Butler County region in October 2021, the Allegheny Health Network Wexford Community Response Unit has been busy.
...
July 05, 2022
Health
At least 1 in 10 students in Butler County across grades six, eight, 10 and 12 seriously considered suicide in the past year, according to results released from the 2021 ...
June 27, 2022
Health
Emergency medical service providers and ambulance services have found themselves hit hard by inflation and staffing challenges since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A...
June 23, 2022
Local News
As healthcare professionals and families across the country await the approval of the COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, doctors are preparing to facilitate the distr...
June 17, 2022
Health
