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ATLANTA, GA — Federal health officials have linked alfalfa sprouts sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands to 55 E. coli and Salmonella infections across 15 states, prompting warnings …
CDC Links 55 Illnesses in 15 States to Alfalfa Sprouts Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Baseball Hall of Famer and melanoma survivor Mike Schmidt will lead a skin-cancer prevention presentation Sept. 3 at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, using his experience with the …
Mike Schmidt Brings Sun-Safety Push to Frawley Stadium Read More
EXTON, PA — Malgudi Cafe received a noncompliant finding during an Aug. 19 follow-up inspection in Exton after Chester County health officials documented food-temperature, sanitation, handwashing and equipment problems that …
Malgudi Cafe Draws Noncompliant Follow-Up Inspection Read More
EXTON, PA — Chester County health inspectors cited Whitford Country Club for multiple food-safety and sanitation violations during an Aug. 18 inspection, including improper cold holding, raw meat stored with …
Whitford Country Club Cited for Food Safety Violations Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County will mark International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31 with a public remembrance in West Chester after overdose fatalities declined 20% over four years, …
“Night of Light” to Shine on Overdose Loss, Recovery in Chester County Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services last week referred hospitals and clinics involved in pediatric gender-transition care for possible federal investigation after a commissioned report identified …
HHS Refers Pediatric Gender-Care Billing for Fraud Review Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors documented food-safety violations at five establishments on Aug. 17, including improper food temperatures, cross-contamination risks and malfunctioning refrigeration and sanitizing equipment, while …
From Warm Coolers to Flies: What Chester County Inspectors Found Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is directing $4 million toward rapid syphilis testing in emergency departments and other nontraditional healthcare settings beginning this month, …
HHS Directs $4 Million to Rapid Syphilis Testing Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will end federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program funding for certain gender-transition treatments for minors beginning Oct. 13, imposing …
CMS Ends Federal Medicaid, CHIP Funding for Youth Gender Care Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors cited four food establishments on Aug. 14 for violations ranging from improper food temperatures and sanitation problems to continuing cockroach activity at …
Cockroaches, Warm Food Among Chester County Inspection Findings Read More