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David Bruce

@ETNbruce

I am the health reporter and consumer columnist for the Erie Times-News and @goerie. RTs do not imply an endorsement.

 Erie, PA
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Learn how Presque Isle officials are dealing with swimming restrictions at Beaches 6 & 8 goerie.com/story/news/health… via @GoErie
Swimming restrictions at Presque Isle beaches lifted Saturday morning

Swimming restrictions at Presque Isle beaches lifted Saturday morning

Swimming restrictions in place at Beaches 6 and 8 on Presque Isle State Park were lifted July 12 at 8:55 a.m.

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We went behind the scenes to learn how ⁦⁦@EriePAHealth⁩ contained a measles outbreak. goerie.com/story/news/health… via @GoEriec
Erie County's health staff contained a measles outbreak. How they did it

Erie County's health staff contained a measles outbreak. How they did it

Erie County Department of Health relied on basic public health practices to limit the spread of measles.

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End of an era? LECOM plans to buy Saint Mary's at Asbury Ridge from Sisters of St. Joseph goerie.com/story/news/health…
End of an era? LECOM plans to buy Saint Mary's at Asbury Ridge from Sisters of St. Joseph

End of an era? LECOM plans to buy Saint Mary's at Asbury Ridge from Sisters of St. Joseph

The tentative deal also includes the religious order's Community Living Center, located next to Saint Mary's.

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Salvation Army needs more volunteers for plan to shovel out Erie's shut-ins goerie.com/story/news/local/… via @GoErie

Salvation Army needs more volunteers for plan to shovel out Erie's shut-ins

The best way to volunteer is to visit the Salvation Army's Erie Temple Corps' Facebook page.

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Presque Isle waters were great for swimming in 2024, though Beach 11 had issues goerie.com/story/news/health… via @GoErie
Presque Isle waters were great for swimming in 2024, though Beach 11 had issues

Presque Isle waters were great for swimming in 2024, though Beach 11 had issues

All of Presque Isle's swimming restriction days in 2024 were at Beach 11 due to high E. coli levels.

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A true pleasure to interview this young man! ‘I found Caleb’: Performing as Kinky the Clown helps Erie man discover true self goerie.com/story/news/local/… via @GoErie
'I found Caleb': Performing as Kinky the Clown helps Erie man discover true self

'I found Caleb': Performing as Kinky the Clown helps Erie man discover true self

Caleb Mohr has portrayed the clown each October for the past 10 years at Eeriebyss.

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We have followed Lindsey’s story since she was a teenager. A Millcreek boy got a new heart at the same place his mother received one 23 years ago goerie.com/story/news/health… via @GoErie
A Millcreek boy got a new heart at the same place his mother received one 23 years ago

A Millcreek boy got a new heart at the same place his mother received one 23 years ago

The Millcreek Township boy nearly died Nov. 26 when he went into cardiac arrest after running into his parents' bedroom during the night.

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'We're not here to play gotcha': Following an Erie County health inspector on the job goerie.com/story/news/health… via @GoErie

'We're not here to play gotcha': Following an Erie County health inspector on the job

Pennsylvania's county health departments are required at least once a year to inspect every restaurant and grocery store.

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I was able to watch a new procedure at Millcreek Community Hospital to fix stubbornly high blood pressure. goerie.com/story/news/health… via @GoErie

New procedure at Erie hospital offers hope for those with stubbornly high blood pressure

LECOM Health's Dr. Matthew "Casey" Becker uses radio waves to heat and destroy nerves located in arteries near the kidneys.

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A crowd of about 1,000 cheer eclipse at Mercyhurst University. @GoErie : goerie.com/videos/news/local…

Crowd celebrates moment of eclipse totality at Mercyhurst University

Relive the moment of totality with 1,000 skywatchers at Mercyhurst University's Saxon Stadium as the eclipse peaks Monday at 3:16 p.m.

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Blood on Erie-area McDonald's items alarms diner. County Health Department investigating goerie.com/story/news/health… via @GoErie

Blood on Erie-area McDonald's items alarms diner. County Health Department investigating

The customer is taking antiviral medications and getting regular blood tests as precautions.

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Staff shortage: Lack of nurses, CNAs lead to patient problems at Erie County nursing homes goerie.com/story/news/health… via @GoErie

Staff shortage: Lack of nurses, CNAs lead to patient problems at Erie County nursing homes

Since state staffing minimums took effect in July, 13 of Erie County's 18 facilities have been cited at least once for not meeting those levels.

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Erie Leap Day baby: Unique birthdate, shared family name for boy born at UPMC Hamot goerie.com/story/news/health… via @GoErie

Erie Leap Day baby: Unique birthdate, shared family name for boy born at UPMC Hamot

Albert Taylor VII was one of at least three Leap Day babies born at UPMC Hamot on Feb. 29.

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Second Erie-area hepatitis A vaccine clinic set after first one runs out of vaccine goerie.com/story/news/health… via @GoErie

Second Erie-area hepatitis A vaccine clinic set after first one runs out of vaccine

The vaccination clinic is for adults who ate at an Erie-area Cracker Barrel where a food handler was diagnosed with the contagious liver disease.

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Strong demand for hepatitis A vaccine forces Erie-area clinic to close four hours early goerie.com/story/news/health… via @GoErie

Second Erie-area hepatitis A vaccine clinic set after first one runs out of vaccine

The vaccination clinic is for adults who ate at an Erie-area Cracker Barrel where a food handler was diagnosed with the contagious liver disease.

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Unwanted record: Erie County reports its highest syphilis totals for third straight year goerie.com/story/news/health… via @GoErie

Unwanted record: Erie County reports its highest syphilis totals for third straight year

Sixty-five syphilis cases were reported by the Erie County Department of Health in 2023, higher than the 61 cases in 2022 and 48 cases in 2021.

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A cool 110-year old house with a garden cited by the Smithsonian Institution. goerie.com/story/lifestyle/r… via @GoErie

Fairview Township home for sale includes garden listed by the Smithsonian Institution

The two-story Dutch Colonial was built in 1914 by James McBrier as a family summer residence.

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'It's a miracle': Millcreek boy awaits new heart after nearly dying in parents bedroom goerie.com/story/news/health… via @GoErie
'It's a miracle': Millcreek boy awaits new heart after nearly dying in parents bedroom

'It's a miracle': Millcreek boy awaits new heart after nearly dying in parents bedroom

Jonah Allgeier, 6, needs a heart transplant for the same reason his mother, Lindsey Allgeier, received one 22 years ago.

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So many COVID-19, flu patients seeking treatment, Saint Vincent ER ran out of nasal swabs goerie.com/story/news/health… via @GoErie
So many COVID-19, flu patients seeking treatment, Saint Vincent ran out of rapid swab tests

So many COVID-19, flu patients seeking treatment, Saint Vincent ran out of rapid swab tests

The good news is that few of these patients are sick enough to be admitted to the hospital and hardly any of them need to be placed on a ventilator.

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Edinboro woman with stiff person syndrome now in remission, offers hope for Celine Dion goerie.com/story/news/health… via @GoErie
Edinboro woman with stiff person syndrome now in remission, offers hope for Celine Dion

Edinboro woman with stiff person syndrome now in remission, offers hope for Celine Dion

Kylie Allen-Kulyk, like the famous singer, has been diagnosed with the rare autoimmune disease that causes progressive muscle rigidity and spasms.

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