LEWISBURG — The Lewisburg YMCA, in partnership with the Union-Snyder Agency on Aging Inc., is offering a new session of the Arthritis Foundation’s Walk With Ease program. This free initiative is open to local residents ages 60 and older and is designed to reduce arthritis-related pain and improve overall health.
The British government has indefinitely banned puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria after independent experts found there was an unacceptable safety risk in prescribing the medication. The decision announced on Wednesday effectively bans a common approach to medical gender transitions for youths. The blockers can suppress or pause puberty and provide someone with gender dysphoria more time to consider options. The ban will be revisited in 2027. The British ban goes against standards adopted by medical institutions elsewhere, including the American Medical Association.
DANVILLE — The AIDS memorial quilt was displayed at Geisinger Medical Center on Tuesday, marking the first time the quilt has traveled to the region, organizers said.
Valley school districts are taking innovative steps to teach beyond the “Three Rs” — reading, writing, and arithmetic.
Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania officials are urging everyone to take extra precautions in the coming days to prevent serious health issues as an arctic front is poised to bring frigid temperatures and dangerous wind chills of up to -30 degrees to some areas of the commonwealth beginning Friday and lasting throughout the weekend.
