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PENNSYLVANIA — Mental health and substance use challenges quietly drained nearly $44.6 billion from Pennsylvania’s workforce over the past five years, according to a new nationwide survey that points to …
Pennsylvania Workers Lost $44.6B to Mental Health Struggles, Survey Finds Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The American Red Cross is sounding the alarm as severe winter weather deepens an already critical blood shortage, with more than 10,000 donations left uncollected in just …
Winter Storm Fern Cripples Blood Supply, Red Cross Warns of Critical Shortfall Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Gift of Life Donor Program set a new national benchmark in 2025, coordinating more life-saving organ transplants than any organ procurement organization in U.S. history while recording …
Gift of Life Shatters U.S. Transplant Records With Breakthrough 2025 Results Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Health used the crowds of the 110th PA Farm Show to deliver a sweeping public health intervention, distributing more than 3,500 doses of …
At Farm Show, State Hands Out Naloxone and Flu Shots in Major Public Health Push Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Aging recently convened a sweeping virtual symposium on Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Related Disorders, drawing nearly 600 attendees and signaling an intensifying statewide push …
Pennsylvania Pushes Back on Dementia With Research, Care—and Urgency Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Chester County health inspectors cited multiple food establishments across the county for a wide range of food safety and sanitation violations following inspections conducted Friday, January 23, …
Health Inspectors Flag Food Safety Violations Across Chester County Eateries Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Researchers at Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine say a little-known compound could mark a major turning point in the fight against opioid addiction, showing promise …
Lab Breakthrough Hints at New Weapon Against Opioid Addiction and Relapse Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Health inspectors cited a range of sanitation and food safety violations at multiple Chester County food establishments during inspections conducted Thursday, January 22, according to reports …
Health Inspectors Flag Mold, Expired Milk, Roaches in Chester County Eateries Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Health inspectors fanned out across Chester County this week, uncovering a range of food safety violations at popular eateries, from improperly chilled foods and unlabeled chemicals …
Cold Food, Pests, Pesticides: Health Inspectors Flag Chester County Eateries Read More
MALVERN, PA — Ocugen, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCGN) said preliminary 12-month data from its Phase 2 ArMaDa clinical trial showed meaningful reductions in disease progression for patients with geographic atrophy, a …
Ocugen (NASDAQ: OCGN) Reports Strong Midstage Data for Gene Therapy Read More