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Harrisburg, Pa.Β β The Pennsylvania departments of Health and Education have announced updated recommendations for K-12 schools on social distancing in classrooms and how to handle COVID-19 cases in school buildings.
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Lock Haven, Pa. β It was a long-awaited moment of happiness: the return of face-to-face visits at Susque-View Home on Thursday.
Illegal marketing of unapproved drugs that are labeled as "containing CBD" earned warnings from the FDA this week. According to the FDA, both companies sold prducts labeled as containing cannabidiol (CBD) "in ways that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act."
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Lewisburg, Pa. β Saturday, March 13 marks the one-year anniversary of Evangelical Community Hospital activating its hospital emergency command structure and declaring a pandemic.
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Danville, Pa. β Even with vaccine rollouts, COVID-19 continues impacting employment across the U.S. Because of the unusual circumstances, Pennsylvanians are being given a special healthcare coverage enrollment period through the state-based marketplace, Pennie.
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Williamsport, Pa. -- In a roundtable discussion today at UPMC Williamsport, Congressman Fred Keller sat down with leaders at UPMC to discuss the current COVID-19 outlook, the status of the vaccine rollout, how telehealth has impacted Pennsylvanians, and legislation surrounding rural hospitals.
Harrisburg, PA β Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced that the department has purchased an additional $12.9 million worth of U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods through The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) in Pennsylvania to provide critical support and food to food bank…
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Harrisburg, Pa. β The Pennsylvania Department of Health, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Department of Environmental Protection are reminding Pennsylvanians to avoid ticks by taking precautions when spending time outdoors as the weather begins to warm.
Lewisburg, Pa. β Community Health and Wellness at Evangelical Community Hospital will hold a series of screenings and support groups through the month of April. For the safety of all participants, masking is required while in Hospital facilities and during all in-person screenings and meetin…
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Milton, Pa. β Richard Smith, M.D., a Lycoming County native, Bucknell University graduate, and U.S. Air Force veteran, has joined the Geisinger 65 Forward Health Center team as the first physician at the soon-to-open location near Milton. Geisinger 65 Forward is a health care program designe…
Spring this year brings warmer weather and an awakening from what many would consider as a harsh winter here in northcentral Pennsylvania. The flowers, the butterflies, the fresh air. Itβs a beautiful time of year unless you suffer from allergies. Suddenly, those signs of spring become signs…
Washington, D.C. β On March 26, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first in the world non-surgical heart valve to treat both pediatric and adult patients with native or surgically-repaired right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT). This part of the heart carries blood out of the…
Williamsport, Pa. β River Valley Health & Dental will hold a second Covid-19 Vaccine Event this Saturday, April 3 to provide second dose vaccines to 360 eligible patients and community members. The event will take place from 7:45 to 11:45 a.m.
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