public health

Avian influenza is suspected to have caused the deaths of about 200 snow geese found Monday in the greater Allentown area. Dead birds were recovered f...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — As more cases of bird flu are reported across species and locations, states across the country are taking precautionary measures ...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker could potentially have a new and unexpected partner to push his objectives on improving th...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — It’s that time of year when talk turns to holiday plans and that thing “that’s going around.” The official start of winter has not ...

HARRISBURG — For Pennsylvanians, there are a few days left to complete the Maternal Health Strategic Plan Survey, part of the Shapiro administration’s...

DuBOIS — From football games to festivals, the fall is filled with many fun activities that put people close together. It’s important to remember that...

DuBOIS — Practically everyone has had an infection at some point in their life. Most people take an antibiotic and they recover. However, it is import...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — When Peter Hotez set off to create low-cost vaccines, he never expected to open his phone to see Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calling him ...

OLEAN, N.Y. — Olean Medical Group (OMG), a Kaleida Health organization, announced the appointment of Dr. Shazia Siddiqi, pediatrics. Siddiqi will trea...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (TNS) — I came down with some form of crud about a week ago, and, as I write this, I still feel like garbage. Fever, congestion, fatig...

More than 6 million Americans are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and each day nearly 3,000 patients may progress from mild to moderate dementia due to the...

DuBOIS — According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly one in three adults are overweight, more than two in five adults have obesity and abou...

CARE for Children has been conducting training for early childhood professionals on milestones, developmental red flags and the importance of developm...

UNIVERSITY PARK — After three weeks of testing as required under a state monitoring program for bird flu in dairy cattle, animal health experts in Pen...

When we talk about catching waves over the summer, this is not the kind of wave we mean. Because as summer winds down, it’s not ocean waves many of us...

HARRISBURG (TNS) —If you’ve noticed that more and more people are coming down with a case of COVID, you’re not wrong. The bad news is cases are on the...

Paving on a section of East Main Street has been completed, but that means a lot more than a smooth road. It signifies the end to a more-than-$8.5 mil...

DuBOIS — Did you know that most babies in the United States have been breastfed? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 83.1% of...

SMETHPORT — A new provider has joined the Smethport Family Health Center, a primary care practice owned and operated by Olean General Hospital (OGH) a...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Just as coronavirus transmission fluctuated in waves, so too have our responses to it. The world is four years from the acute phase...