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LECOM Medical Center Achieves Corazon Cath/PCI Accreditation

Erie, Pa. (April 29, 2025) — LECOM Health announces LECOM Medical Center’s Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) program has been granted accreditation by Corazon, a national leader in services for the cardiovascular specialty based in Pittsburgh, Pa. Through a rigorous process, the accreditation proves that the program at LECOM Medical Center has once again met or exceeded Corazon’s Accreditation Standards, national societal guidelines, and the requirements established by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Formerly known as... Read More »

LECOM Medical Center and Behavioral Health Pavilion Hosts Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

Erie, Pa. (April 9, 2025) — LECOM Health today held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for LECOM Medical Center and Behavioral Health Pavilion’s new Emergency Department, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Medical/Surgical Unit, and Intensive Care Unit. The first floor of the new 34,000-square-foot addition accommodates a new emergency department with eight treatment rooms, two trauma rooms, and six patient rooms dedicated to behavioral health. It also includes a 3,160-square-foot, state-of-the-art catheterization lab with three pre- and post-op bays,... Read More »

Celiac Disease: Living a Gluten-Free Life

Celiac disease, a lifelong inherited autoimmune disorder, affects nearly 1 percent of the U.S. population. A gluten-free diet, which eliminates gluten, a protein found in grains such as wheat, barley and rye long have been used to treat the symptoms of celiac disease. As awareness of celiac disease has grown, so too has the trend of otherwise healthy consumers adopting a gluten-free regime as a means of losing weight. Frank Tursi, D.O., an osteopathic family...Read More »

What to Expect When You’re Expecting: Managing Severe Morning Sickness

What can you expect when you're expecting? Nearly 90 percent of women who are pregnant will experience morning sickness, and one in 50 will be afflicted with the more severe hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), a potentially life-threatening condition marked by weight loss, malnutrition, and dehydration, due to continuous nausea and vomiting. Rarely is morning sickness so severe that it's classified as HG. However, women who are diagnosed with it can take comfort in knowing that there...Read More »

The Real Harm in High Heels

Your killer heels are killing much more than you think. One in ten women wear high heels at least three days a week and a third have fallen while wearing them. Statistics show that high heels are one of the biggest factors leading to foot problems in women, with up to a third suffering permanent problems as a result of prolonged wear. Thomas Fotopoulos, DO, an osteopathic physician from Bradenton, FL explains the common medical...Read More »

Living a Full Life with Fibromyalgia

Do you suffer from chronic pain, fatigue and depression? You might have fibromyalgia, a complex and often times misunderstood chronic pain condition that affects an estimated 10 million Americans. If you've never heard of this condition, well you're not the only one. In fact, one in three Americans have never heard of fibromyalgia or consider it a disease. Larry Bunnell, DO, an osteopathic family physician from Bradenton, FL explains why the disease often goes untreated...Read More »

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