Whether you feel it in your knees, hips, elbows or elsewhere, joint pain can be distracting to the point of dominating your every waking moment. It’s normal to want relief — and to want it fast.  “There are many ways to…

by Roxanna Larsen, director of sports medicine, orthotics and fitness at Geisinger Woodbine Lane Whether you’re an avid, competitive athlete or a calm, cool, collected yogi, you might be getting ready to head back to your gym or fitness studio….

Imagine waking up with clear vision — no need to reach for your glasses or stumble to the bathroom for your contact lenses. If you’re ready to explore the possibility of life without corrective lenses, you may be considering LASIK…

When you last renewed your driver’s license, you may have checked the box to become an organ donor. Or maybe you weren’t ready to make that choice. If you are registered as a donor, YOU have the potential to save…

It’s estimated there are several thousand edible wild mushroom species in North America — along with a couple hundred species that are poisonous. So the odds seem to say that the mushroom you found in the woods is safe to…

For many people, Thanksgiving is a time to gather with family and friends to enjoy a homecooked meal. It can also mean food overload, especially if you’re watching your blood sugar. But it doesn’t have to.

The new respiratory illness called COVID-19, first identified in Wuhan, China, has us all practicing physical distancing and staying home more often these days. With COVID-19 expanding to other countries, with many cases now confirmed across the United States, including Pennsylvania…

You want to make sure your kids get accurate, appropriate answers to their questions about sex. But with so much information available to them on their phones, tablets and laptops, how can you take control of the conversation? And how…

Your heart is an incredible machine. It beats about 37 million times per year, pumping blood through and around your body to supply your organs and cells with vital oxygen and nutrients.  It also adjusts the rate and force it…

Did you know that making changes to your diet can reduce your risk (or recurrence) of estrogen-positive breast cancer? Learn how making some changes to your diet can help you fight breast cancer. What is estrogen-positive breast cancer? There are…