Gazette Mature Lifestyles

CENTRE HALL – Residents at Wynwood House in Centre Hall and CARES of Central PA’s VIPs recently got together for a down-home good time square dance.  “September is national square dance month,” said Wynwood House Regional Activities Director Cory Geishauser, “Our best volunteers who come to three out of our five Wynwood locations here in…

Brandpoint When someone in your family is diagnosed with cancer, it can raise questions. Is it a coincidence, or is there something that runs in the family that makes others more likely to get it too? For Jodi, whose mother was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 51, and whose maternal grandfather was diagnosed…

By SARAH SMALL UNIVERSITY PARK — In the U.S., one in five of the 37 million adults who has diabetes doesn’t know it. Current methods of diagnosing diabetes and prediabetes usually require a visit to a doctor’s office or lab work, both of which can be expensive and time-consuming. Now, diagnosing diabetes and prediabetes may be as…

CENTRE COUNTY — A man falls off of a ladder and hits his head on the ground. A woman is involved in a car accident and her head hits the windshield. A child is hit in the head during a soccer game. What do all of these people have in common? They may have suffered…

CENTRE COUNTY — Penn Highlands DuBois recently marked a major milestone — 200 patients treated for Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) — a significant achievement in the fight against a potentially life-threatening condition that affects more than 1 million Americans each year. VTE occurs when blood clots form in the deep veins of the body, most commonly…

STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health has once again been honored on the national stage for its commitment to providing lifesaving stroke treatment. For the second consecutive year, the health system received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, recognizing hospitals that consistently follow best practices to give…

CENTRE COUNTY — We’ve all had them. Those moments when life as we knew it was shattered and we’re left trying to pick up the pieces. I’ve found that sometimes nature has a way of bringing those pieces together when we least expect it.  I remember sitting in our reproductive endocrinologist’s office while he called…

CENTRE COUNTY — Mental health issues, such as stress, anxiety and depression, are common among older adults, and can be exacerbated by declining health, loss of loved ones, financial challenges and late-in-life regrets. Unfortunately, these issues can impact overall health, quality of life and in some cases, even be life-threatening. The suicide rate among Americans…

CENTRE COUNTY — Two in five U.S. adults identify as family caregivers, but there is a lack of support for them nationwide, according to new research from Edward Jones in partnership with Morning Consult and Age Wave. With 46% of Americans expected to become caregivers in the future, this research sought to better understand their…

UNIVERSITY PARK — Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a common but underdiagnosed condition where the veins in the legs have trouble moving blood back to the heart efficiently. This can lead to uncomfortable symptoms like leg swelling, aching and varicose veins. CVI affects 10% to 35% of U.S. adults, the National Institutes of Health reports…