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ERIE — Community Blood Bank, the exclusive provider of blood and blood products to 16 hospitals in Northwest Pennsylvania and Western New York, as wel...

HARRISBURG — Among a flurry of bills signed into law recently, Pennsylvania has taken a step in reducing the barriers created by non-compete agreement...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — A bill placing regulations on pharmacy benefit managers is headed to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk. The bill, which began i...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Geisinger Medical Center will begin work next year on an $880 million expansion at its flagship Montour County hospital, which will...

DuBOIS — Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver, which is swelling that occurs when tissues are injured or infected. Liver inflammation can be caused ...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Students in the Master’s Entry to Practice (MEP) nursing program at St. Bonaventure University had an experience this summer t...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — We’ve come a long way from the first days of COVID. Even though the severity of the virus and its effects have changed, the reality...

Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) Sleep Disorders Center recently earned program reaccreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. “T...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Talk about a perfect ending. Every 2024 graduate of St. Bonaventure University’s Physician Assistant Studies program passed th...

PITTSBURGH — About a year and a half ago, my pharmacist approached me as I was picking up prescriptions at Spartan Pharmacy to ask me if I knew what a...

OLEAN, N.Y. — Olean General Hospital (OGH) celebrated it’s first-ever cohort of nurses to graduate from the OGH nurse residency program. The year-long...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Julie Bonnett has been a personal trainer and group fitness instructor for 22 years, amassing a list of certifications too numerous...

Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) and Olean General Hospital (OGH) announced Carly Cataldo and Mary Jo Inzana won the July 2024 Star Awards. Cat...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — A bill that would update Pennsylvania’s background check process so that the commonwealth could finally implement interstate licens...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — A new drug for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, providing an optio...

HARRISBURG — A panel of Pennsylvania Senate lawmakers approved a bill that gives more care authority to nurse practitioners. The proposal is just one ...

HARRISBURG — The state House OK’d a bill Friday that, if passed, will reign in pharmacy benefit managers, which impact prescription pricing and put pr...

PITTSBURGH – Bird flu, or H5N1 virus, in unpasteurized milk is stable on metal and rubber components of commercial milking equipment for at least one ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Women experiencing opioid-use disorders may face unique challenges accessing treatment, according to a new study led by Penn State r...

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