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Flu cases adding up fast; COVID-related deaths surging …

WEBThe impact of COVID-19 is also growing, with 96 COVID-19-related deaths reported for the week. The new deaths give Pennsylvania 749 COVID-19-related deaths since Oct. 1. …

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New law protects Pennsylvanians from ‘surprise’ medical

WEBA new federal law protects people from paying higher costs because they unknowingly received care from a health care provider from outside their health insurance network.

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Pennsylvania is headed toward a healthcare crisis that will impact

WEBDuring 2022, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed important legal reforms that—for the past 20 years—have protected access to health care. Now, the commonwealth is …

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‘PinnacleHealth’ slips into history as UPMC renames

WEBEach hospital’s name previously included Pinnacle, reflecting the merging of the former Harrisburg-based PinnacleHealth System and Pittsburgh-based giant UPMC in 2017.

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Winter illness update: flu rising, RSV still soaring in Pa.

WEBCentral Pa. hospitals expecting another bad year for RSV as pediatric cases rise. Pennsylvania registered 4,849 lab-confirmed flu cases during the week, up from 4,214 …

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Two central Pa.-based health systems named ‘great

WEBYork-based WellSpan Health and Montour County-based Geisinger were named to a list of 36 U.S. health systems providing “great psychiatry and mental health programs.”

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Improved access to biomarker testing can help pregnant

WEBPoster shown at the Pennsylvania Capitol on Nov. 14, 2023 touts one of two bipartisan bills that would require health insurers to cover biomarket testing.

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Pa. House panel hears lessons learned about pot legalization

WEBHouse Health and Liquor Control committees on Thursday held a joint hearing to solicit input from researchers who have studied the impacts of legalized weed in other states …

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What is Bell’s palsy, the paralysis affecting 76er Joel Embiid

WEBBy. The Associated Press. Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a condition that can strike out of the blue and cause …

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Large Pa. healthcare system laying off around 1,000 employees

WEBThe University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is laying off about 1,000 employees. UPMC said more than 1% of its more than 100,000 employees at the Pittsburgh-based …

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Pa.’s Geisinger acquired by health network that vows to be

WEBGeisinger, which serves 1.2 million people, was founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger. The health system generates $10 billion in annual revenues across 134 care …

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‘We miss who he was’: Jack Hanna’s family gives update

WEBHanna, a wildlife conservationist, TV host and former executive director of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium was diagnosed with dementia in 2019. His daughters announced the …

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Central Pa. hospital systems announce plans to combine

WEBPublished: Feb. 26, 2024, 11:01 a.m. By. David Wenner | [email protected]. York-based WellSpan Health plans to acquire Evangelical Community Hospital in Union …

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CEO of Pa. hospital claims former model no longer

WEBRoxanna Gapstur, president and CEO of WellSpan Health, answers a question during a news conference following an announcement Monday that it had entered an agreement …

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Screens and social media: the new smoking for our children

WEBSocial media and devices are to children and youth today what cigarettes and smoking were to those who came of age from the 1970s to 2000s.

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Pa. health network to lay off roughly 1,000 employees

WEBUnitedHealth paid hackers.UPMC layoffs. Medical marijuana use. Campbell Soup estate.

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Penn State Health reports big financial loss, but says

WEBPenn State Health lost $160 million in the recently ended fiscal year, although it says revenue growth and cost controls are contributing to a better trend. It had total revenues …

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Health alert issued for possibly contaminated ground beef

WEBUSDA. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has released a public health alert for ground beef products that could be contaminated …

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Elton John’s husband provides major update on singer’s health …

WEBElton John’s husband reveals major update on the singer’s health after surgery. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ) Getty Images for The …

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Plant-based products can keep us all healthy PennLive letters

WEBThe unprecedented transmission of the H5N1 virus to cows has drawn public health concerns because cows are mammals, just like humans. Although the precise cause of …

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Penn State Health opens new facility near college campus

WEBPenn State Health has opened a brand-new facility near a college campus in Lancaster County.. A Penn State Health medical practice relocated last month to the facility at 15 …

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‘American Idol’ judge opens up about a health issue they

WEBCountry star Luke Bryan spoke recently about a health issue that has slowly but surely turned into a nuisance when fishing with his family. The 47-year-old singer has an …

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Bruce Springsteen opens up about health battle, why he

WEBBruce Springsteen returned to the stage this week after postponing his world tour last September, and he is opening up, too, about why he had to step away.

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Watch: 35 years of Pa. state hospital closures shown in a

WEBSince 1955, Pennsylvania has closed more than 10 state hospitals and has cut its average daily number of patients from 41,000 to 1,500 - a decrease of 96 percent.

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How to watch the season premiere of ‘The Bachelor

WEBJoey Graziadei, 28, from Collegeville in Montgomery County, Pa., will date 32 women on season 28 that debuts at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, on ABC.

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Here they are! The women who will date ‘The Bachelor

WEBThe 32 women that Joey Gradiadei from Collegeville, Pa., were announced by ABC on Dec. 20, 2023. His season as "The Bachelor" starts on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.

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Pennsylvania a top ‘gambling-addicted’ state

WEBPennsylvania ranked as the fifth overall most gambling-addicted state, and actually tied in first with four other states — Hawaii, Louisiana, Nevada, and Delaware — for having the …

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There’s a wedding reception on ‘The Bachelor’ tonight

WEBOn tonight’s episode there will be - a wedding reception. “The Bachelor” airs at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, on ABC. ABC says, “With the women moved into the mansion, …

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