Healthcare
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Main Line Health: I Found a Lump in My Breast. Help!
By Main Line Health Self-breast exams are the most effective way to familiarize yourself with your breast texture and detect abnormalities. But what should you do if, in the midst of your monthly self-exam, you notice a lump? First, although it’s often easier said than done, don’t panic. “Take a deep breath. If you’re panicked,…
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West Chester-Based Cardiologist, Paoli-Based Obstetrician Hail Advantages of Telemedicine
Despite the challenges created by the pandemic, local doctors are able to stay on top of their patients’ health thanks to telemedicine, writes Melissa Jacobs for Main Line Today. Telemedicine includes video conferencing, secure messaging, and phone calls. And while the technology has been around for seven years, many providers and patients have decided to…
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Health Care Connect to Host Virtual Program on COVID, Social Pressures, System Advances on Oct. 28
Health Care Connect, an initiative of the Chester County Economic Development Council, invites you to join it on Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 8-10:30 AM for a virtual program highlighting peer perspectives about COVID-19, social pressures, and system advances. Panelists include: Talonda Rogers, who will present her unique perspectives not only as a Black female nurse…
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Main Line Health’s New COO ‘a Champion of Patient Experience, Safety, Nursing Excellence’
Main Line Health has named Barbara Wadsworth its Chief Operating Officer. She is the health system’s first Chief Operating Officer. Wadsworth has been a member of the Main Line Health team since 2012, when she joined as Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer. She will continue to serve in the role while taking on…
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Having Refused to Let Cancer Determine Her Future, Coatesville Woman Helps Others ‘Own Their Health’
Coatesville resident Arianne Missimer – the founder of the Movement Paradigm, an integrative health center in Downingtown – has refused to let cancer determine her future, writes Lisa Dukart for Main Line Today. Missimer was diagnosed with stage-three liposarcoma two months before her wedding. As she began chemotherapy and radiation, she decided to start training…
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Main Line Health: 3D Mammography Offers Better Detection
By Main Line Health Mammograms continue to be the most effective way to detect breast cancer early and increase a woman’s chances of survival. Within recent years, they’ve become even better. Digital breast tomosynthesis, also referred to as “tomo” or 3D mammography, provides a clearer, more accurate view of the breast and allows doctors to…
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Crush Cancer Wine Festival Reimagined as Chester County’s First Wine & Spirits Tour
Help the Women’s Auxiliary to Chester County Hospital crush cancer with a wine tour of local wineries, breweries, distilleries, and dining establishments throughout the month of October. Proceeds benefit The Abramson Cancer Center at Chester County Hospital. For 28 years, the Crush Cancer Wine Festival at Dilworthtown Inn has been the county’s premier wine event. …
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Chester County’s Health Director as COVID-19 Numbers Stabilize: ‘It Just Comes Down to You’
Chester County Health Director Jeanne Casner is urging personal responsibility as the number of COVID-19 cases in Chester and Delaware counties stabilizes, writes Jim Melwert for KYW Newsradio. Looking at 14-day averages, said Casner, both counties are moving in the right direction, “trending downward or have stabilized.” During the pandemic, the Chester County Health Department…
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Main Line Health: How Will COVID Affect Flu Season?
By Main Line Health As we prepare for the start of flu season, one question is looming large on all of our minds: How will the current COVID-19 pandemic affect this flu season? Much is still unknown about the relationship between COVID-19 and the flu, acknowledges Dr. Lawrence L. Livornese Jr., Chairman of the Department of Medicine and an…
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Refusing to Wear a Mask in Public During Pandemic Could Become a Crime in Pennsylvania
Refusing to follow the state’s mandate to wear a mask in public during the pandemic could potentially become a misdemeanor in Pennsylvania, writes Michael Tanenbaum for PhillyVoice. State Sen. Art Haywood introduced a bill earlier this month that would classify not wearing a mask as recklessly endangering another person. “A person commits a misdemeanor of…
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In a World Full of New Normals, Is Telehealth Right for You?
By Wendi Rank As a longtime nurse, my mom is distrustful of telehealth, a popular option since COVID reared its ugly head. But my dad, an octogenarian with Parkinson’s disease, is better off seeing his doctors from home. A tumble in June landed him in the emergency department. Three weeks later, a cough, body aches,…
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Wall Street Journal: West Chester Man the Victim of an Opioid Crisis Intensified by Pandemic
Benjamin Kief, who died in April of an opioid overdose in West Chester, is one of many victims of an opioid crisis that has intensified through pandemic-related stress and treatment complications, write Jon Kamp and Arian Campo-Flores for The Wall Street Journal. After serving time for a parole violation, the 30-year-old left state prison in…
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Cerner’s Chief Medical Officer Discusses Shifting Traditional Workforce Health Strategies to Include Virtual Models
Employers worldwide are feeling the impact of COVID-19. A recent survey by the Business Group on Health found that 80 percent of large U.S. employers believe virtual health will play a significant role in how care is delivered to their workforce in the future. Of this group, 52 percent said they plan to offer more…
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After Dentists Were Deemed Nonessential, Owner of Downingtown Practice Happy to Return to Work
Downingtown Family Dentistry is adjusting to the new, pandemic-influenced normal by instituting a plethora of safety measures, writes Melissa Jacobs for Main Line Today. Dr. Hal Cohen, the practice’s owner and lead dentist, was forced to close his doors in March when services like his were deemed nonessential. However, despite only being available for emergencies,…
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Brandywine Hospital Expands Its Pandemic-Fighting Efforts with Virus-Killing Robot
To ensure access to behavioral health treatment is readily available during the coronavirus outbreak, Brandywine Hospital has added a virus-killing robot that uses ultraviolet energy to sanitize surfaces to the list of its pandemic-fighting efforts, writes Marlene Lang for West Chester Patch. Brandywine Hospital added the robot to ensure people and their loved ones who…
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Chester County Hospital Completes Largest Expansion in Its 125-Year History
For more than 125 years, Chester County Hospital has been looking toward the future, unafraid to embrace the unknown, always willing to bring its best to conquer the next challenge. The hospital is evolving, growing, and changing, as evidenced by the completion of its largest expansion to date and implementation of programmatic innovation, which bring…
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When Someone Won’t Mask-up, Keep Calm and Mask On
By Wendi Rank I was turning into the dairy aisle when I saw him. He was perusing the peanut butter, women’s underwear pulled tightly over his head. The underwear covered his mouth and nose. That’s a mask in my book. As a healthcare provider, I silently applauded him. Measures preventing spread of the coronavirus should…
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Healthcare Company That Specializes in Treating Obesity to Open Location in Exton
CoreLife, a healthcare company that specializes in treating obesity and related illnesses, has chosen Exton as one of its first locations for market expansion into Philadelphia, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Maryland-based company will open the Exton center on Aug. 17 and will continue to expand across the state the following…
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