public health

Bradford Sanitary Authority approved a request from Pine Acres Golf & RV Resort at Tuesday’s meeting to accept waste from campsites at the Marshburg f...

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

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...

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...

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

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

DuBois – There was a time when practically no one contracted pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, but now cases are rising throughout the coun...

You may have heard recent news reports about bird flu spreading in birds around the world and causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows. While bird ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Congress blew its chance Monday to give Americans some insight into the COVID pandemic that dominated our lives for years. Following ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s County Conservation Districts have been awarded funds, including districts in Elk and McKean counties. With this funding, ...

Pennsylvania House legislators have come out in strong support of maternal doula care with a package of bills affectionately called the “Momnibus.” Un...

HARRISBURG — Hundreds of recovery houses have been licensed in Pennsylvania, but officials are encouraging more to sign up for official status as the ...

The State of Children’s Health report by Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children shows that the number of uninsured children in the state decreased dur...

New COVID-19 surges have put many communities across the nation in a precarious position. The highly transmissible and evasive BA.5 subvariant is gett...

SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University’s Office of Student Engagement and Leadership presented its 2021-22 Rising Star and Distinguished Leader awar...

Much has changed since President Donald Trump invoked emergency powers to combat the spread of COVID-19. Immunity, whether natural or acquired through...

The people in contemporary America who most pride themselves on their alleged commitment to science and public health are also the most superstitious ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — TheHouse Health Committeeis appealing a decision by a bipartisan panel that upheld the statewide mask order forPennsylvaniaschools ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Dr. Rachel Levine is making more history. Levine, the former Pennsylvania health secretary, was ceremonially sworn in Tuesday as a ...