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NIDA Awards Geisinger $973K to Study Genomics of Opioid Use Disorder

NIDA Awards Geisinger $973K to Study Genomics of Opioid Use Disorder

NEW YORK — A research team at Geisinger has been awarded nearly $1 million to study links between genomics and opioid use disorder, the health system said Monday.

The National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is funding the project at Danville, Pennsylvania-based Geisinger with $973,000.

Researchers led by Vanessa Troiani, an investigator at Geisinger's Autism and Developmental Medicine Institute, will study the association between genomics and opioid use disorder using data from Geising ... Read more

Healthcare fintech PayZen raises $20M, receives $200M credit

Healthcare fintech PayZen raised $20 million in an equity funding round, led by 7wireVentures, and received a $200 million credit facility from Viola Credit.

Others participating in the equity raise include previous investors SignalFire, ... Read more

Blighted bar slated for demolition discovered to be an antiq

Blighted bar slated for demolition discovered to be an antique log cabin from 1700s

A blighted bar in an eastern Pennsylvania town was on the brink of being demolished until a contractor pulled back a few layers and discovered something ... Read more

Penn State Day at Knoebels Amusement Park to be held May 14

On Saturday, May 14, 11 Penn State organizations will co-sponsor the 11th annual Penn State Day at Knoebels Amusement Park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. at Pavilion O. The program will begin at 11 a.m., which includes ... Read more

When pandemic hit, Geisinger excelled with patient safety focus

At a time when COVID-19 upended U.S. health care organizations, executives and front-line health professionals faced challenges that risked shattering their longstanding, value-based care plans.

Help Move Medicine Medicine doesn’t stand still, and neither do we. AMA members don’t just keep up with medicine—they shape its future. Join the Movement

This might have been true for Danville, Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Health System and its ongoing effort to cut health care-associated pressure injuries and central lin ... Read more

Check out the 10 best Halloween events at theme parks in 202

Photo courtesy of kali9 // Getty Images Looking for a more friendly scare this Halloween? Theme parks across the country host ghoulish events to celebrate the season, and the whole family is invited! To find the best Halloween theme park events, we a ... Read more

8 quirky US theme parks you have to see to believe

If we were playing a word association game and I said "theme park," you'd probably respond with "Disney World" or "Universal Orlando." That's not surprising considering both parks see millions of visitors each year — but they are far from the only ... Read more

Police called to remove son from home

Catawissa, Pa. — Police had to remove a 47-year-old man from his mother's house after he began hallucinating, according to charges filed by the Catawissa Police Department.

Mary Mulligan has an active Protection From Abuse order agains ... Read more

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Naveen Sharma

Issaquah, Washington

Mayor Pauly believes that all elected officials are servant leaders for the community they represent. As electeds, it is most important that we connect with our community, work to understand the values, goals and priorities of this special community, and reflect that in all the work that we do.