Health

Last Updated on Tuesday, 05 October 2021 13:13

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, physicians at Monongahela Valley Hospital are advising the community that getting the flu vaccine is more important than ever.

Last Updated on Friday, 10 September 2021 20:08

Compensation Available to Open Up Your Home to Assist Others

Do you want to work from home? Are you a responsible individual age 21 years or older who likes to care for others? If so, the Southwestern Area Agency on Aging is looking for you. We need individuals or families in your area to open up their homes to our consumers who are unable to live independently. Our consumers need care due to physical, intellectual, or age related impairments. The Area Agency on Aging is looking for Domiciliary Care providers in the counties of Fayette, Greene, and Washington. Read more...

Last Updated on Friday, 10 September 2021 20:05

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in American men, only behind lung cancer. About one man in eight will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. Prostate cancer can be a serious disease, but most men diagnosed with prostate cancer do not die from it. In fact, more than 3.1 million men in the United States who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point are still alive today.

Monongahela Valley Hospital is offering a free prostate screening program Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 5 p.m. in the Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center. Read more...

Last Updated on Thursday, 05 August 2021 17:07

Washington Health System, Cardiac Diagnostics located in Washington, PA has been granted an additional three-year term of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in Echocardiography in the area(s) of Adult Transthoracic, Adult Transesophageal, Adult Stress. Read more...

Last Updated on Thursday, 05 August 2021 16:58

In the United States, nearly five out of every 1,000 people over the age of 50 have symptoms from spinal stenosis. Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of one or more spaces in the spine which can compress the spinal cord or nerve roots exiting each vertebrae. It can occur anywhere in the spine but most commonly occurs in the lower back or neck. Symptoms can range from back and neck pain to numbness, tingling and weakness in the arms and legs. Until now, treatment for this condition included self-help remedies such as the application of heat or cold and exercise; medications for pain; physical therapy; steroid injections; and surgery. Read more...