Advertising

Latest Issue

Search results

  • Home
  •  
  • Results for phrase: nurses

Search Results For 'nurses'

  • KISS for Kids

    KISS for Kids0

    Jamie Spencer

    Happy Belated Thanksgiving to the readers of the Webb Weekly. I especially thank those of you who check out this page. Your feedback and praise mean the world to me. I enjoy sharing these columns. The winter sports scene is now in full swing. I look forward to many more adventures — even a few

    READ MORE

  • Girlz in the Hoodie0

    Steph Noviello

    As Breast Cancer Awareness Month continues, I would like to tell you about a local organization that is helping to make women going through BC treatment and post-mastectomy patients more comfortable, all while raising money to support the children of those who have lost a parent to breast cancer. According to girlzinthehoodie.com, “Mastectomy patients often

    READ MORE

  • Clinton Lycoming Nurses Honor Guard Organized0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    In the pantheon of those we ceremonially honor at the time of their death, there are, of course, our military personnel, statement of note, and fire and police first responders. But did you ever consider those in the nursing profession who, of course, provide selfless and dedicated service to others in the healing profession and

    READ MORE

  • UPMC Expert: Understanding Eating Disorders0

    UPMC Susquehanna

    Eating disorders are serious conditions that go beyond dieting or wanting to lose weight — they can significantly affect one’s physical and mental health and overall well-being. In addition, out of all mental illnesses, eating disorders have one of the highest mortality rates and can be life-threatening if left untreated. Approximately 9% of the U.S.

    READ MORE

  • Two-Year-Old Battling Courageously To Overcome Debilitating Lung Disease0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    In his two-plus years of life, Jaxyn Reynolds has never been outside of a hospital room. He has a debilitating lung disease that has kept him under intensive care since his birth. Born at 29 weeks, Jaxyn’s journey began. What set out to be the expected struggles of a neonatal intensive care unit stay turned

    READ MORE
  • The Bookworm Sez: History Books Winter 2023 by various authors

    The Bookworm Sez: History Books Winter 2023 by various authors0

    Terri Schlichenmeyer

    You remember winters like this. Short, cloudy days, long stormy nights, both perfect for curling up with a warm blanket and reading until it’s time for bed — and then reading there, too. So this winter, why not cuddle with one of these great unique history books…? For readers who love to compare life a

    READ MORE

  • UPMC Expert: The Different Types of Physical Rehab0

    UPMC Susquehanna

    Rehabilitation benefits patients and makes a huge impact on their everyday lives, no matter the reason they started with a rehabilitation program. Illness, serious injuries, and surgery are common reasons, and a rehabilitation program is designed to help you recover to your fullest potential. There are several types of rehabilitation that help fit the needs

    READ MORE

  • Capturing the Killer Nurse: Two Picks from Netflix0

    Joseph W. Smith III

    According to a pair of recent Netflix movies, Charlie Cullen may be “the most prolific serial killer in American history,”; but many folks have never even heard of him. Cullen was a nurse who, after a 16-year spree ending in 2003, confessed to murdering at least 29 patients at hospitals in New Jersey and eastern

    READ MORE
  • Hey, Mommas

    Hey, Mommas0

    Andrea McElroy

    It was May 7th when I realized that the following Sunday was Mother’s Day. I opened up our refrigerator and got a quick glance at the calendar. I gasped. “Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh. Shoot!” Ty was in the kitchen with me and asked what was wrong. I told him I didn’t realize that

    READ MORE
  • Shout out to Nurses

    Shout out to Nurses0

    Andrea McElroy

    Nurses just don’t get enough credit. Their job is hard! I can tell you right now that I couldn’t do it. Growing up, I watched my Momma work for the hospital — from a school nurse, to taking care of people in their homes. It was great having a nurse for a mom, EXCEPT (notice

    READ MORE
  • Challenges

    Challenges0

    Andrea McElroy

    For once, my brain is blank, and this is a rare occurrence. I typically come up with some kind of past memory that comes back up for me, something that happened in the present, a season, holiday, food, or restaurant. But guys, I’m blank. For almost two weeks now, I haven’t been myself. I was

    READ MORE

  • Williamsport Civic Chorus to Present Spring Concert0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    The Williamsport Civic Chorus is one of this area’s oldest and most venerable musical organizations. They have been around for almost 80 years, and it will continue its fine musical tradition with its latest offering — its spring concert titled, “Jazzin’ with the WCC,” which features some of the biggest jazz hits of the ’40s

    READ MORE

  • Skills USA Holds Recent Community Health Clinic0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    Community health screenings are an important tool in preventive medicine, and it is with this in mind that students from Skills USA, at Central Mountain High School, held a Community Health Clinic in Mill Hall recently. The screenings included a series of pre-health screenings such as vital signs, blood sugar, blood pressure, and more! All

    READ MORE

  • Grit: April 14, 1963 – County Anti-Polio Campaign to Hit Peak Next Sunday0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    A campaign to eliminate crippling polio through mass immunization of area residents with Sabin oral vaccine will be climaxed next Sunday, April 21, when hundreds of doctors, pharmacists, nurses, and volunteers staff the 33 immunization centers to dispense the Type 1 vaccine. Urging all-out participation in the campaign by the Lycoming County Medical Society and

    READ MORE

  • Expanding on the Success of Ravine Ridge Further Commemorates The Williamsport Home’s 150-Year Legacy of Caring in Lycoming County0

    Press Release

    A small renovation project at The Williamsport Home has allowed the creation of Whitetail Ridge, an additional unit to care for seniors who are transitioning between the hospital and their home or the hospital and another care setting, further expanding on the success of the Home’s existing transitional care unit, Ravine Ridge. In 2014, The

    READ MORE

  • National Red Cross Month0

    Steph Noviello

    I request that during that month (March) our people rededicate themselves to the splendid aims and activities of the Red Cross. ~President Franklin D. Roosevelt, first Presidential Proclamation of March as Red Cross Month, 1943 I am a big proponent of the Red Cross. Like a lot of large non-profits, they have their issues, but

    READ MORE

  • County Hall Corner: The Unflinchable Jamie Flick0

    Larry Stout

    There is a systemic change in our local politics with the recent loss of former 83rd District Pennsylvania Assemblyman Garth Everett and former President of the Williamsport/Lycoming County Chamber of Commerce and Lycoming County Republican Party President Dr. Vincent J. Matteo. They were very knowledgeable and dedicated public servants. They were also two men that

    READ MORE

Weather Today

WILLIAMSPORT WEATHER

Publisher & Editor

Columnists

Latest Issue

Top
© Copyright Webb Weekly - A Family-Oriented Publication