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WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors cited a Phoenixville beer distributor for multiple food safety and facility maintenance violations during an inspection conducted June 15, while seven other …
Chester County Health Inspectors Cite Phoenixville Beer Distributor Read More
LOWER WINDSOR TWP, PA — Pennsylvania officials on Monday urged residents to take precautions against tick bites and Lyme disease as the summer recreation season brings more visitors to the …
Pennsylvania Officials Urge Tick Precautions as Lyme Cases Remain High Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is making $40 million available through eight grant programs aimed at addiction prevention, behavioral health treatment, suicide prevention and …
SAMHSA Opens $40 Million in Grants to Expand Addiction and Mental Health Programs Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor for children, expanding access to glucose-tracking technology as rates of prediabetes and Type …
FDA Expands OTC Glucose Monitor Access to Children Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials are investigating a multistate outbreak of infant botulism that has hospitalized three infants in California, Pennsylvania and Washington, prompting a nationwide recall of Nara …
CDC Investigates Infant Formula-Linked Botulism Cases Across Three States Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors cited an Exton pizza restaurant for multiple food safety violations during an opening inspection Friday, including the absence of sanitizer for dishwashing, …
Chester County Inspections Flag Food Safety Issues at Exton Pizza Shop Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — AstraZeneca reported updated Phase III trial results showing its investigational breast cancer therapy camizestrant extended the time patients lived without disease progression and delayed the need for …
AstraZeneca Breast Cancer Drug Extends Progression-Free Survival Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — A meat vendor operating at the Oxford Farmers’ Market was cited for multiple food safety violations after inspectors found refrigerated foods stored at unsafe temperatures and …
One Local Food Vendor Racked Up Multiple Safety Violations Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — A Chester County restaurant discarded multiple food products after inspectors found refrigeration units operating above safe temperatures during a June 10 health inspection, according to the …
Why Inspectors Ordered Food Discarded at Duling Kurtz House Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The American Red Cross is urging blood and platelet donors to schedule appointments as a recent decline in donations threatens to tighten blood supplies heading into the …
Red Cross Warns of Blood Shortfall as Summer Donations Decline Read More