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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Reps Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., and David Trone, D-Md., have introduced the Health Care Worker and First Responder Fairness Act, w...

HARRISBURG — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp, R-Warren, Republican chair of the House Health Committee, announced her bill to provide financial incentives to recru...

HARRISBURG — Insurance coverage for telemedicine will soon be the rule, not the exception, in Pennsylvania. A bill headed to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk ...

PUNXSUTAWNEY (TNS) — A tiny Jefferson County hospital will be the first clinical practice site for a new medical school that’s taking shape at Indiana...

Beacon Light Behavioral Health System, an affiliate of Journey Health System, announced its recent recognition in the Multisystemic Therapy (MST) comm...

Nearby Sheffield, in Warren County, came under the national spotlight earlier this week as the feature of a Washington Post article on aging populatio...

DUBOIS — As anyone who has experienced a migraine knows, it is much more than a bad headache. It can be a debilitating condition, making daily activit...

(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...

Local chambers of commerce from across Pennsylvania, including Bradford, submitted a letter to state lawmakers urging them to address the commonwealth...

Most have heard the horror stories of a child who has died as the result of being left alone in a vehicle. Whether the child was left by a caregiver o...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — An innovative study of a breast cancer vaccine is officially underway, as UPMC announced Thursday that the first participant had re...

(TNS) — As tensions with China continue to rise, especially over trade and sensitive technological theft, it is critical that one facet of our nationa...

OLEAN, N.Y. — The Olean General Hospital Foundation (OGHF) held its fourteenth annual Golf to Fight Cancer golf tournament on May 22 at the Bartlett C...

Few things fascinate deer hunters more than large, multi-pointed antlers. The flash of a heavy 10 or 12-point buck can excite hunters to a fever pitch...

DuBOIS — Approximately 50 million Americans have an autoimmune disease, and four out of five of those are women. An autoimmune disease is a condition ...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — New programs in nursing and engineering could be headed to Slippery Rock University in 2025. During Council of Trustees meetings th...

DuBOIS — Temperatures throughout the region are predicted to be extremely high this week, which can be dangerous. To help prepare for hotter temperatu...

ST. MARYS — Northwest Bank recently fulfilled a commitment to Dickinson Center Inc. (DCI), a non-profit organization and affiliate of Journey Health S...

WASHINGTON — Potter County has been chosen for two national excellence awards by the National Association of Counties. The awards are in recognition o...

Tina Hendryx is used to being around the elderly in their final years. For more than 30 years, Hendryx has been a registered nurse who has worked in e...