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Medicare Annual Enrollment: What to Look out For That Can Save You Money and Stress

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

By Ross Blair, CEO of PlanPrescriber October 3, 2012 The annual enrollment period for next year’s Medicare Advantage and prescription ...

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The Bookworm Review: My Leaky Body

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

c.2012, Goose Lane Editions                        $22.95 Canada                             344 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer You skipped lunch today. You’ll probably do the ...

Patient Resources

How to Support Someone With a Serious Illness

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

7 tips detailing ways to support someone who is dealing with a serious illness By Donna Cardillo, RN  When someone ...

Health & Wellness

Your Health Matters: Alzheimer’s Disease

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Becoming “brain healthy” may help protect against developing Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia Dr. Judith Black, medical director for Highmark ...

Senior Care

Once-troubled Senior Housing Transformed and Thriving in Etna

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Troubled and broken. Disorganized and non-compliant. By the end of 2010, Etna Commons was in desperate need of repair. Fast ...

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Healing Power of Gratitude

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Great article from  Luis Fábregas of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on the healing power of gratitude. The doctor gave Donna Faulk no more ...

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Moms With Cancer Support Network

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Great support group to check out. Learn more by clicking on the ad below.

Senior Care

5 Benefits of Technology to Share with Seniors and Their Caregivers

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Technology has come a long way over the course of older adults’ lifetimes. They have witnessed everything from men landing ...

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Monongahela Valley Hospital Awarded Certification for Primary Stroke Centers

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Monongahela Valley Hospital (MVH) was recently recognized with Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission, in conjunction ...

Health & Wellness

Hunger v. Desire

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

By Pat Barone, CPCC, MCC, BCC, “America’s Weight Loss Catalyst” Weight loss requires more than a dietary change to become “permanent.”  ...