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HARRISBURG, PA — Department of Human Services (DHS) Acting Secretary Meg Snead and Acting Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson visited the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg this week to discuss recommendations …
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a third amendment to the Declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) to increase access to life-saving …
Read MoreThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) anticipates that 2020 will be another peak year for cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), an uncommon but serious neurologic condition that …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Pediatricians with the American Academy of Pediatrics and a child advocacy organization are weighing in on the importance of wearing masks for all, including children older than …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permitted marketing of the first game-based digital therapeutic device to improve attention function in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — As American families struggle with health care costs during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is introducing the Children’s Health Insurance Program Pandemic Enhancement and …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Koselugo (selumetinib) for the treatment of pediatric patients, 2 years of age and older, with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a …
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