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WellSpan launches 'cancer navigator' program to help women …

WEBOver the month of October, WellSpan planned to take the unit to nearly 20 community events across central Pennsylvania. The mobile unit is used year-round as …

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WellSpan to break ground on new hospital in Shrewsbury in effort …

WEB0:00. 0:51. WellSpan Health will soon break ground on its planned WellSpan Shrewsbury Hospital, the first of three new community hospitals it previously announced …

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COVID, flu and RSV are on the rise in York County, but not …

WEBThe data is as of Jan. 6 and shows that 77 people have been hospitalized. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reports that York County's influenza rate per …

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Why it's so tough to to reduce unnecessary medical care

WEBOf the $3 trillion spent each year on health care in the U.S., 10% to 30% consists of this low-value care, according to multiple estimates. “There’s a culture of …

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The future is now: WellSpan Health introducing drone delivery …

WEBWellSpan Health’s interest in working with Zipline first sparked pre-pandemic, but with the technology in its infancy and COVID-19 at its height, things didn’t …

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WellSpan peers into patient DNA as part of effort to detect and …

WEBNew advancements in genealogy research at WellSpan Health could help patients detect diseases and disorders earlier than ever before. WellSpan Health, in …

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Hospitals are once again filling up due to combination of COVID, …

WEBCOVID-19 cases are causing more severe disease than the flu but have been rising less dramatically. Health officials are keeping an eye on JN.1, a new version of …

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WellSpan Health plans micro-hospitals to serve rural communities

WEB1:46. WellSpan Health is planning to expand access to care in its rural communities. Three neighborhood hospitals are planned in Cumberland and York …

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Pennsylvania Dutch: WellSpan tries to close cultural gap in health …

WEBAs the U.S. health care system continues to move at warp speed into a brave new world of digitization and ever-expanding bureaucracy, one local program is …

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WellSpan announces $255 million expansion at York Hospital

WEB0:00. 1:05. A quarter-billion-dollar expansion at WellSpan will push the largest hospital in York County to more than 600 beds, hospital officials announced …

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This is how Family First Health is removing the barrier to dental …

WEBNicole Tome, the school-based health center manager at Family First Health's Hannah Penn Center, said the program is a wonderful way to provide essential …

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Pennie enrollment begins: How to navigate applying for health …

WEBOpen enrollment through Pennie is available through Jan. 1, 2023. Interested individuals can call 215-395-3791 for more information before signing up. Applicants …

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Pa. officials praise school-based health center at Hannah Penn

WEB0:19. State officials recognized the work of Family First Health Center in coordinating school-based health services as an outreach for students who may not …

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OP-ED: Should we be forced to get COVID vaccines

WEBThe dilemma is almost as old as vaccines: Can the state coerce citizens to get jabbed in the interests of public health? What about other institutions, such as schools, …

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Three ways Shapiro’s budget would change public health in …

WEBShapiro’s budget proposes an increase for county and municipal health departments that would give $1.2 million more to their operating budgets and an …

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York County paid $150,000 for a health department study that's …

WEBIn 2020, as COVID-19 swept across the nation, York County spent roughly $150,000 to conduct a study to determine whether it should launch its own countywide …

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Can York County become a Blue Zone

WEBLeaders from the health, business, nonprofit and government sectors will meet Thursday at Guthrie Memorial Library in Hanover for a VIP introduction to Blue …

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Disinformation is a public health crisis. Here's how scientists and

WEBSix cases have occurred in a single school in Florida, a state whose Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, has placed anti-vaccine propaganda at the center …

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US infant mortality rose 3% in 2022, the largest increase in 20 …

WEBNational rate: The national rate rose to 5.6 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022, up from from 5.44 per 1,000 the year before, the new report said. The increase …

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