Ali Lanyon

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Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Physicians Roseville Pediatrics reports an increase in strep throat cases and ongoing high numbers of enterovirus and adenovirus. They also saw an increased number of tick bites and sunburns. Dr. Joan Thode offered the following advice about sun exposure:“Though this recent rainy weather hasn’t given us much of a view of the sun, it’s important to remember that even on cloudy days, there is a risk for sun exposure and burns.

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If you’re between the ages of 14 and 19, you can join Planet Fitness for free and use the gym through August 31. Now in its fifth year, the Summer Pass program even has an app that can suggest different types of workouts based on your individual goals. “The program offers teens a valuable alternative to screen time, helping them to use their extra hours productively and stay out of trouble,” said Zenna Taylor, club manager of the Planet Fitness Manchester location in York County.

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Osteoarthritis is not often talked about as a women’s health issue – but women are more prone to the disease than men. Doctors at UPMC want women to know that pain doesn’t have to be part of the aging process. Lancaster County grandmother Donna Viera battled knee pain for seven years. She first started treating that pain with injections, but as time went on those treatments became less effective. She knew she needed to have her knee replaced.

2 weeks ago | abc27.com | Ali Lanyon

Osteoarthritis is not often talked about as a women’s health issue – but women are more prone to the disease than men. Doctors at UPMC want women to know that pain doesn’t have to be part of the aging process. Lancaster County grandmother Donna Viera battled knee pain for seven years. She first started treating that pain with injections, but as time went on those treatments became less effective. She knew she needed to have her knee replaced.

2 weeks ago | abc27.com | Ali Lanyon

EAST PENNSBORO TOWNSHIP, Pa. — You may remember Ashlyn Brysiak as a fierce warrior in a frail body, battling leukemia at the age of 8. But those days are long behind her. These days, Brysiak is a rising senior at East Pennsboro High School. She is older. She is cancer free. And she is still fierce. “The fighting spirit has taken over in other aspects,” Brysiak said. “I use it differently. But I definitely think that that’s something that never really goes away.