St. Mary Health Connections

THE FIERCE WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE PHILLY REGION SINCE SUNDAY NIGHT. ... CONSTRUCTION CREWS BEGAN REPAIRS TODAY ON THE ROAD WHERE A MEDICAL JET CRASHED IN NORTHEAST PHILLY LAST MONTH. ... A MICHIGAN MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SEVERAL COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AND RELATED OFFENSES AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY SET FIRE TO A HOME IN BENSALEM ONE WEEK AGO. ... NEW JERSEY LAWMAKERS ARE WORKING TO CRACK DOWN ON ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT. THEY SAY STORES THROUGHOUT THE STATE ARE ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT A GROUP COMING IN AND CLEANING THEM OUT IN SECONDS. ...

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025 (morning edition): AFTER TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS OF TALKS AND NEGOTIATIONS, THE SEVENTY SIXERS GROUP HAS ABANDONED ITS PLAN TO BRING A ONE-POINT-THREE-BILLION-DOLLARS ARENA TO MARKET STREET IN CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA. THE EAGLES TOPPED THE SHORTHANDED PACKERS 22-10 AT THE LINC. LEGENDARY BOXER JOE FRAZIER, WHO SPENT A LOT OF HIS LIFE LIVING IN PHILADELPHIA, WOULD HAVE TURNED 81 SUNDAY. HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS CAME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE HIS LEGACY AND THE EAGLES’ PLAYOFF RUN AT THE SAME TIME.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 (morning edition): The 3rd annual Philly Bike Ride attracts thousands to the Art Museum area, a portion of South Philly and along the river drives. Yesterday, participants were picking up their ride packets near the starting line on Eakins Oval. There have been several people killed or hurt in hit-and-runs over the last several weeks in Philadelphia. It seems as if it's happening more often. But police say the numbers are actually down from this time last year. Just days after Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office detective Monica Mosley was killed inside her home, New Jersey Governor Murphy has signed a new law that strengthens penalties for home invasions. Philadelphia police are looking to put names with the faces of four suspects captured on video after a West Philadelphia homicide over the summer. Broad Street Love, formerly known as Broad Street Ministries, and Love City Brewing have teamed up to create a new beer.

KYW Newsradio's Lynne Adkins talked about breast cancer risk factors with Dr. Hiral Fontanilla, breast medical director at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne.

KYW Newsradio's Lynne Adkins talked about elective angioplasty with Dr. Ronald Fields, director of the cardiac catheterization lab at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne.?

KYW Newsradio's Lynne Adkins talked about hospital safety with Dr. Lawrence Brilliant, President of St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne.

KYW Newsradio's Lynne Adkins talked about sports medicine with Dr. Dinesh Dhanaraj, an orthopedic surgeon at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne.

KYW Newsradio's Lynne Adkins discussed bariatric surgery procedures and the commitment necessary with Dr. Alfred Trang. He's a bariatric and minimally invasive surgeon at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne.

Robotic surgery has become the norm in many operations. KYW Newwsradio's Lynne Adkins talked about the procedures with Dr. Justin Harmon, Director of Robotic Surgery at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. 

Millions of Americans suffer with hernias each year. KYW Newsradio's Lynne Adkins talked discussed the issue with Dr. Jessica Barton, a general and minimally invasive surgeon at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne.?

Surgery for the colon and bowel have changed in recent years and KYW Newsradio's Lynne Adkins discussed several with Dr. Esther Cha, a colorectal surgeon at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. 

The replacement parts used in knee surgery has changed in recent years, all for the better. KYW Newsradio's Lynne Adkins talked about a system from Medacta International with Dr. George Cautilli, an orthopedic surgeon and Medical Director of the Center for Joint Replacement at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne.

3-D mammograms have become the industry standard. KYW Newsradio's Lynne Adkins discussed the advantages with Dr. Claire Streibert, Head of Breast Imaging at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne.?

Hospitals have been open, but mainly dealing with emergencies and COVID-19 patients. Now, it's time to begin handling all those patients put on hold during the pandemic. KYW Newsradio's Lynne Adkins talked about what's involved with Dr. Sharon Carney, Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer for Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic. 

There's a new valve that's improving the procedure for a common heart condition. KYW' Newsradio Lynne Adkins talked about it with Dr. Roi Altit, an Interventional Cardiologist at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne.

KYW Newsradio's Lynne Adkins talked about bladder issues with Dr. Patricia Zahner, a urologist at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne.

KYW Newsradio's Lynne Adkins talked about laborists with Dr. Roman Tatarowicz, chairman of the ob/gyn department at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne.

KYW Newsradio's Lynne Adkins talked about laser treatments with Dr. Nathaniel Holzman, chief of the division of plastic and reconstructive surgery at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

A minimally invasive heart procedure that used to be for only the sickest patients, is now available to almost anyone. KYW Newsradio's Lynne Adkins discussed talked about it with Dr. Roy Altit, an interventional cardiologist at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne.

Radiation treatment has been used to fight cancer for years, but there have been many improvements in those decades. KYW Newsradio's Lynne Adkins talked about the latest delivery method with Dr. Robert Cardinale, Director of Radiation Oncology at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne.