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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 »

The Raw Facts About Raw Milk

As more families try to avoid processed foods, raw milk is becoming a popular alternative to pasteurized milk. With its supposed nutritional benefits, raw milk may seem to be the healthier option, but there are risk factors that need to be taken into account. To figure out which type of milk your family should be drinking, make sure to consider both the potential benefits and dangers of drinking your milk raw. Raw, or unpasteurized, milk...Read More »

Parents Can Prevent Inhalant Use in Children

According to the National Inhalant Prevention Coalition (NIPC), by the time a child has reached eighth grade, one out of every five has used an inhalant to get high. Unbeknownst to most parents, the inhalation or sniffing of everyday products among children and adolescents is growing. While illegal substances are often at the center of discussions on the dangers of substance abuse, inhalant abuse is an issue that also needs to be addressed both in...Read More »

Dietary Supplements: The Health Benefits of Pumping Up Your Diet

With the popularity of fast and inexpensive processed food, many of us struggle to get all the nutrients we need out of our diets. As a result, dietary supplements are growing in popularity and are now a multi-billion dollar industry. Still, many of us remain either confused by what to take or skeptical of what the actual benefits of these supplements might be. There are six essential nutrients that we need to get each day,...Read More »

Don’t Lose Sleep Over Night Sweats

If you are one of the many people who suffer from night sweats, classified as excessive sweating at night, then you may be wondering about the potential causes and if you should be concerned. While night sweats are very common and are many times due simply to a sleeping environment that is too warm, they may also be symptoms of underlying medical conditions. True night sweats are defined as severe hot flashes occurring at night...Read More »

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