Health & Wellness

Explore a wide range of health and wellness topics designed to help you feel your best—physically, mentally, and emotionally. From everyday tips to expert insights, we’ve got you covered.

Health & Wellness Patient Resources

A Perfect Fit: Surgical Team’s Intricate Dance Results in New Life for An Old Knee

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Last spring, I entered a local hospital operating room for the very first time (as an observer), that is. Four ...

Health & Wellness The Bookworm Sez Archives

The Bookworm Sez: “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

c.2012, Random House                      $28.00 / $32.95 Canada                      373 pages If there’s one thing in the world that everyone can count on, ...

Health & Wellness

Expanding Mobile Access Leads to More Self-Care

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Evidence pointing to increase in health and wellness opportunities available via mobile devices By Chad Udell, Float Mobile Learning America’s ...

Health & Wellness Women

Breastfeeding Friendly Place Awards Nominations Due May 14

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Nursing Moms:  Identify Places Where You Feel Welcome Nominations for its annual Breastfeeding Friendly Place Awards are due May 11, ...

Women

What Women Need to Know About Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

By Jane M. Martin, BA, LRT, CRT, Associate Director of Education for the COPD Foundation Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ...

Health & Wellness

How to Reduce Stress

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

By Christoph Nauer, MTS Stress stimulates a surge of hormones which makes your sleep and relaxation moments worthless. Exhausted body needs ...

Food & Nutrition Health & Wellness

Emotional Eating: Do You Eat What You Feel?

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

By Stacey Littlefield Turning to food in times of stress or in search of a comforting indulgence is a bad ...

Health & Wellness

Ode to a Broken Clavicle

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

By Mary Blake mss msc DhM It’s amazing how a broken clavicle can serve as catalyst for a cascade of life ...

Senior Care

Recommended Foods that Aid Senior Recovery

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

We all know that getting proper nutrition and staying hydrated are the keys to leading a healthy life. But what ...

Health & Wellness

Stay Stress-Free At Work

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

By Carol-Ann Hamilton Did you know? Anti-depressant drug use has increased by 400% in three years. Most heart attacks occur ...