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PENNSYLVANIA — State and local health department leaders, in a news conference held at the Wilkes-Barre Health Department yesterday, urged pregnant women to seek prenatal care and get tested for …
Health Officials Urge Pregnant Women to Test for Syphilis Amid Rising Newborn Cases Read More
KENNETT SQUARE, PA — In a significant stride towards advancing mental health services in the region, LCH Health and Community Services (LCH) unveiled the Pia Center for Behavioral Health on …
LCH Unveils Pia Center for Behavioral Health: A Beacon of Mental Wellness in Southern Chester County Read More
WAYNE, PA — Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies, has announced the first patient enrollment in the ACCESS-MANTA™ Registry. This international, multicenter, prospective, observational, single-arm …
Teleflex Launches ACCESS-MANTA Registry to Evaluate MANTA Vascular Closure Device Read More WAYNE, PA — A groundbreaking study published in the Nature journal Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases has bolstered the position of the UroLift™ System as the leading minimally invasive surgical …
New Study Reinforces UroLift™ System as Gold Standard Treatment for Enlarged Prostate Read More
WAYNE, PA — Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACRS) this week announced disappointing top-line results from a Phase 2b study of zunsemetinib (ATI-450) in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis …
Aclaris Therapeutics Halts Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug After Phase 2b Study Misses Primary Endpoint Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — The 2023 “State of Lung Cancer” report, released by the American Lung Association, has revealed that Pennsylvania is among the top states in the nation for lung cancer …
Pennsylvania Ranks High in Lung Cancer Screening and Survival, Says 2023 “State of Lung Cancer” Report Read More
WEST READING, PA — Tower Health, a leading healthcare provider in Southeastern Pennsylvania, announced a significant alignment of its cancer care services across the region. Beginning this November, Phoenixville Hospital …
Tower Health Enhances Cancer Care Through Strategic Alignment of Hospitals Read More
MALVERN, PA — Biopharmaceutical company Ocugen, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCGN) has announced the commencement of its Phase 1/2 GARDian clinical trial for OCU410ST (AAV5-hRORA), a gene therapy candidate being developed to …
Ocugen Initiates Phase 1/2 GARDian Clinical Trial for Stargardt Disease Therapy Read More
BRYN MAWR, PA — Four acute care hospitals under the Main Line Health banner have each received an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for fall 2023. This …
Main Line Health Hospitals Earn Top Marks in The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2023 Safety Grades Read More
BERWYN, PA — In a recent breakthrough, Annovis Bio (NYSE: ANVS), a biopharmaceutical company, has successfully performed measurements of critical biomarkers in the plasma of Parkinson’s disease patients. Utilizing buntanetap, …
Annovis Bio’s Buntanetap Demonstrates Potential to Lower Key Biomarkers in Parkinson’s Disease Read More