A heart attack occurs when a blockage in an artery restricts blood flow to the heart muscle. Symptoms continue until a person gets emergency medical treatment. In a panic attack, symptoms may last 20 minutes and then go away.
The Medical Minute: What to expect post-vaccine
Hilda Mantelmacher receives her first COVID-19 vaccination from Sister Mary Vu at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center.
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The Medical Minute: What to expect post-vaccine
February 17, 2021
HERSHEY, Pa. What if it makes me sick? What if it doesn’t work? How long will it protect me? For some people, anxiety over what may happen after they get the COVID-19 vaccine seems to almost outweigh the relief of getting protected.
“People are approaching this vaccine with more hesitation because it was approved quickly, but that really just speaks to how far we have come in vaccinology,” said Dr. Mohammad Y. Ali, infectious disease doctor with Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center. “This vaccine went through all the same rigors and reviews by independent data and safety committees as any other vaccine. No corners were cut.”
Josh Nagy announces bid for Lower Allen Twp. commissioner
Updated Feb 19, 2021;
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Josh Nagy has announced his candidacy for Lower Allen Township commissioner.
A native of Wellsboro, where he began his career as a junior firefighter, Nagy holds a bachelor’s degree in Health Science and a Masters of Health Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Lock Haven University.
For the last 16 years, he has worked as a volunteer firefighter and EMT/Paramedic. He currently is an ICU/operating room physician assistant at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill.
“As a . frontline healthcare worker, I look forward to giving back to my community in another way. I want to be the type of township commissioner that my fellow Lower Allen citizens can count on.” Nagy said via a press release.
Penn State Health Purchases Second ViewRay MRIdian® Linac
Order is part of a Master Agreement for the Purchase of up to Four MRIdian Systems
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CLEVELAND, Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ ViewRay, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRAY) announced today that Penn State Health has purchased a second MRIdian Linac joining other pioneering institutions from around the globe investing in multiple MRIdian systems. Penn State Health s first MRIdian Linac will be installed at the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
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