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CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Chester County health inspectors ordered temperature-controlled foods discarded at a Kennett Square market on Aug. 6 and cited food-safety violations at three other establishments, while 12 …
From Warm Coolers to Expired Food: What Inspectors Found Read More
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA — CSL plans to seek approval to expand ANDEMBRY to children ages 2 through 11 after a Phase 3b study found most participants remained free of …
CSL Plans Pediatric ANDEMBRY Filing After Phase 3b Data Read More
LANCASTER, PA — Pennsylvania’s Warm Handoff Program has connected nearly 68,000 people to substance use treatment and recovery services since Gov. Josh Shapiro took office, as the administration continues expanding …
Warm Handoff Program Connects 68,000 to Treatment Since 2023 Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors documented a widespread cockroach infestation, unsafe food handling and an unusable handwashing sink at a Malvern restaurant during Aug. 4 inspections that …
Cockroach Infestation Tops Chester County Food Violations Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is distributing $73.2 million in federal grants to expand children’s mental health services, strengthen suicide prevention efforts and increase …
SAMHSA Awards $73.2 Million to Expand Mental Health Programs Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County residents who live, work, or attend school within 10 miles of the Limerick Clean Energy Center or Peach Bottom Clean Energy Center will be …
Chester County to Distribute Free Potassium Iodide Near Nuclear Plants Read More
MALVERN, PA — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy designation to Ocugen Inc.’s experimental OCU410 gene therapy for geographic atrophy, giving the blindness treatment access …
FDA Gives Ocugen Gene Therapy Expedited Regulatory Status Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services last week launched a cooking series aimed at encouraging Americans to prepare healthier meals at home, part of a broader …
HHS Debuts Nutrition Series to Advance Dietary Guidelines Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors cited three food establishments for sanitation, equipment and food-handling violations during Aug. 3 inspections, including raw animal products stored above ready-to-eat food, …
Raw Food, Flies and Leaks Flagged in Chester County Inspections Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a nationwide clinical trial to determine whether semaglutide, a medication widely used to treat diabetes, can reduce alcohol use disorder …
VA Launches Semaglutide Trial for Alcohol Use Disorder Read More