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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 »

Halloween Tricks for Consuming Fewer Treats

It's Halloween, a day when many parents turn a blind eye to the sweet treats their children consume. Sure, sugar is known to wreak havoc on teeth and is a likely contributing factor to the growing epidemic of childhood obesity, but can one day of sugar consumption really be all that harmful? According to Mark Kauffman, DO, a family medicine osteopathic physician from Erie, PA, parents can safely assume that one day will probably not...Read More »

Don’t Hibernate: How to Stay Active and Safe in the Winter

It seems all too easy to find excuses to not workout. This is especially true during the winter months, when the temperatures drop, the sky turns dark, and the wind seems to start pushing you back indoors to the warmth of your couch. Health experts urge, however, that exercise should be incorporated into your everyday routine, regardless of the weather. The advantages of regular exercise are too great to be put on hold when workouts...Read More »

Injuries: To ice or to heat?

We all know how important it is to maintain an active lifestyle. It's also important to know how to treat injuries, both acute and chronic, that may occur as a result of activity and exercise. Common treatments for injuries involve the application of ice or heat, but do you know which type of injuries call for which treatment? And do you know the safest and most effective way to apply these treatments? Patrick F. Leary,...Read More »

The Dangers of Dehydration

Every day, an average adult loses more than 10 cups of water simply by sweating, breathing and eliminating waste, according to the Mayo Clinic. During the hot summer months, this amount can easily increase. If a person does not compensate by replenishing his/her water supply, a potentially life-threatening condition can occur - dehydration. While mild dehydration can be easily treated and prevented, severe dehydration can be much more complicated. Dehydration occurs when your body does...Read More »

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