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RTW: Hospice care is about life — quality of life
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
DEBRA HIGLEY, Special to the Olean Times Herald 
May 08, 2018
Norma Jean Ann Nenno Higley, of Allegany, slipped peacefully away just after midnight on Jan. 27. 
Her treasures in life were family, friends, church ...
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Cancer screening saves lives
Health
Alex Keown and Robin Schoenthaler, MD 
May 02, 2018
Cancer. It’s a word that inspires fear in patients when they contemplate the effect on their lives. Reasonably, many of us try to minimize our risk of...
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Alphabet soup
Health
Pamela Guggina, MD, MPH 
May 02, 2018
With increasing access to medical records and test results through patient “portals” and other vehicles for online access, many patients feel more emp...
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Words with doctors
Health
Pamela Guggina, MD, MPH 
May 02, 2018
Polyps Small growths of tissue that typically arise from a membranous area such as the inside of the intestinal tract or bladder. They are abnormal an...
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RTW: The body-shaming double standard
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
EMILIE PRYOR, Special to the Olean Times Herald 
May 02, 2018
Over the weekend, comedian Michelle Wolf made headlines for her controversial and "vulgar" roast at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner. She...
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How to manage allergies as spring arrives
Health
JoAnne Clobus 
Apr 19, 2018
After a seemingly endless western Pennsylvania winter, there is nothing quite as nourishing for the soul as the sounds of spring. But, if you’re a sea...
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Robertson: Meeting a new fishing friend
Outdoors
WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Apr 18, 2018
I was getting a bit testy, my patience running thin. It was already the second week in April and, checking my diary, I saw that February had more warm...
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A typical NY trout opener: Cold and wet
Outdoors
WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Apr 11, 2018
The fishing gods seem to have taken a great delight in making the first day of trout in New York miserable. That such a day, long anticipated, could o...
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Syria is normalizing the use of chemical weapons
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
ZAHER SAHLOUL, Chicago Tribune 
Apr 11, 2018
(TNS) The scenes have become strangely familiar by now. The latest videos and pictures, streaming since Saturday from war-torn Syria, show the dead bo...
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Home Again: Easter brings different way of seeing
Commentary, Local Columnists
DEB WUETHRICH Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Apr 03, 2018
I picked up new glasses this week. The frames have more glass space than my previous ones so it’s like seeing more of the world now. That’s a good thi...
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