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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services rolled out a wide-ranging set of actions in mid-December that signal a major shift in federal health policy, spanning chronic …
HHS Unveils Sweeping Health Agenda Touching Lyme, Newborns, AI, and Care Rules Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration moved aggressively in mid-December to speed promising drug reviews, loosen long-standing evidence barriers, strengthen food recall enforcement, and court private-sector innovation, signaling …
FDA Accelerates Cures, Cracks Down on Recalls, and Rewrites the Rules of Review Read More
ATLANTA, GA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday adopted a major change to its childhood immunization guidance, giving parents greater discretion over whether and when their …
CDC Shifts Course on Hepatitis B Birth Shot, Giving Parents New Say Read More
PAOLI, PA — State Rep. Melissa Shusterman announced Thursday that $1.35 million in state grants has been awarded to a slate of healthcare, infrastructure, and recreation projects across her Chester …
Gaming Funds Deliver $1.35M Boost to Chester County Health, Roads, Parks Read More
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) Oncology Research Program has announced new funding aimed at improving treatment and care delivery for people living with metastatic, or …
New Research Funding Targets Gaps in Care for Stage Four Breast Cancer Read More
EXTON, PA — Lungpacer Medical says physicians at one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems have completed the first commercial procedures using its FDA-approved AeroPace System, marking a pivotal step …
ICU Breakthrough: First Patients Breathe Free With Lungpacer’s AeroPace Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania health officials are pouring new resources into infectious disease prevention as tuberculosis cases rise nationally and flu season accelerates ahead of the holidays, a dual public …
Pennsylvania Ramps Up TB Defense as Flu Season Surges Ahead of Holidays Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration rolled out a rapid-fire series of moves this month that could reshape how Americans manage chronic disease, treat rare and life-threatening blood …
FDA’s Week of Breakthroughs: New Gene Therapy, New Antibiotics, New Rules Read More
ATLANTA, GA — Federal health officials made two consequential moves this month affecting infant health, as advisers voted to loosen long-standing guidance on newborn hepatitis B vaccination while investigators expanded …
CDC Shifts Hep B Guidance as Infant Formula Outbreak Sickens 51 Babies Read More
DUNMORE, PA — State health officials are urging Pennsylvanians to get vaccinated against the flu ahead of holiday gatherings, warning that the seasonal virus is already spreading statewide and that …
Flu Shot Urged as Holidays Near and Cases Rise Across Pennsylvania Read More