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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...

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...

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

(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...

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

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

DEAR RUSTY: I don’t understand exactly how the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) works for my situation. I turned 62 in 2017 and am currently still...

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...

The Bradford Ecumenical Home, Inc. has awarded two area senior high school students with the Ann E. Lee Nursing Scholarship. Emily Morgan of Bradford ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration is enhancing employee health benefits to make state government more competitive with the private...

HARRISBURG — Concluding a national search the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers (PACHC) announced the appointment of Shelley Riser ...

HARRISBURG — As the prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease and related cognitive conditions rises in Pennsylvania, advocates say prevention and more integr...

The American Association of University Women of Bradford (AAUW-Bradford) has given Patricia Huff Stromberg its Outstanding Woman award for meritorious...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Highmark Health has confirmed that it has laid off more employees. There were 98 employees impacted by the latest layoffs including...

DEAR RUSTY: Is there a limit on earnings when you’re fully retired? Also, should all retirees receive COLA or is there an exception? — Retired But Won...

PITTSBURGH — Penn Highlands Healthcare and several of its hospitals — including Penn Highlands DuBois, formerly known as DuBois Regional Medical Cente...