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Jefferson Educational Society: Winter Wellness: Tips and Resources to Stay Healthy as Cold Weather Begins Featuring James Y. Lin D.O.

While sniffles and sneezes are a main concern when the weather grows colder, the conditions that cause viruses can also make it challenging to maintain other tenets of strong physical and mental health. It can be easy to hunker down and cozy up, but it’s important to develop healthy habits to not just survive but thrive through the colder months. From shoveling deep snow and navigating travel difficulties to managing seasonal illnesses and frequent doctor... Read More »

Why Your Zip Code Shouldn’t Decide Your Health

I have watched too many patients delay care simply because the nearest specialist was an hour away. By the time they finally made the trip, manageable conditions had become much harder to treat. Where you live should never determine the quality of care you receive—or how long you wait to receive it. That is why LECOM Health's growing network of Rural Health Clinics matters so deeply, and why I want you to know about the... Read More »

Two Awareness Months, One Powerful Message About Wound Healing

Every November, two health observances ask us to pay closer attention to our bodies: Diabetes Awareness Month and Smoking Cessation Month. At first glance, they may seem unrelated. But for anyone living with a chronic, non-healing wound, these two themes are deeply connected—and addressing both can change the course of your recovery. Chronic wounds affect 6.7 million people across the United States, and that number keeps climbing. Diabetes and smoking are two of the biggest...Read More »

Fourth Colonial Family Pharmacy Location Opens to Public

Erie, Pa. (August 6, 2026) — LECOM Health today held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the site of its fourth Colonial Family Pharmacy, located at 9040 Wattsburg Road, Suite A, in Greene Township. The new facility will sit adjacent to LECOM Health’s Rural Health Clinic on Wattsburg Road. "The opening of Colonial Family Pharmacy in Greene Township represents the next vital step in our commitment to holistic, patient-centered care,” said James Lin, D.O., President of LECOM...Read More »

LECOM Health Brings Advanced Wound Care to Corry Memorial Hospital

Corry, Pa. (July 14, 2026) — LECOM Health is expanding access to lifesaving care in rural northwest Pennsylvania by adding a new location of the LECOM Institute for Advanced Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine inside LECOM Health Corry Memorial Hospital. The clinic offers many of the same high-tech, team-driven treatments used in the existing Erie location — now close to home for families across Corry and its surrounding populations. Chronic, non-healing wounds are more than...Read More »

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