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How the health food store drug kratom almost killed my son
The Times
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Kratom. Ever heard of it? No, me neither, until this summer. The summer my son revealed that he had become addicted to it and, as a result, attempted to kill himself. Kratom. The name almost sounds like a spoof, doesn’t it? Remember “cake”, that...
Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, September 8, 2025
JD Supra - California
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September 9, 2025
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Return to Harrisburg as Amid Ongoing Budget Stalemate As Pennsylvania’s budget impasse enters its tenth week, lawmakers return to Harrisburg with limited expectations for progress, while transit agencies and human services...
Letter: Looking after public health
Valley News - New Hampshire
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September 8, 2025
Sign up for the Valley News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. The Valley News recently published a piece regarding the formation of a public health coalition, a collaboration of states concerned about the current crisis (“Public...
Hempel buys Maple Grove medical lab, signs Laborie as tenant
The Business Journals
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September 9, 2025
Hempel last week acquired the site for $7.1 million from Teleflex, a Pennsylvania-based medical-technology manufacturer that announced earlier this year plans to close the facility and lay off over 100 employees.
Christian Pizarro, MD, Renowned Pediatric Heart Surgeon, Joins Mount Sinai Health System as Chief of Congenital Heart Surgery and Director of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery
Newswise
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September 9, 2025
Newswise — New York, NY (September 9, 2025) — Christian Pizarro, MD, an internationally recognized leader in congenital heart surgery and pediatric cardiac care, has joined Mount Sinai Health System as Chief of Congenital Heart Surgery and...
Armor Health's Data Driven Approach to Patient Care Helps Secure another Agreement in Pennsylvania to provide Inmate Healthcare Services for Patients in Lackawanna County
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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SCRANTON, Pa., Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Armor Health (ArmorHealthcare.com), a leading national provider of integrated correctional healthcare, was awarded a new contract to deliver its quality Integrated Medical, Mental Health Services and...
Pittsburgh Woman Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud at Facility for Disabled Adults
exploreVenango - Pennsylvania
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September 9, 2025
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (EYT) — The owner of a residential facility for intellectually disabled adults in Penn Hills has pleaded guilty in federal court to health care fraud after admitting to years of misconduct tied to Medicaid billing and resident...
Ivy Rehab for Kids Expands in Pennsylvania Through Partnership with My Child's Therapy
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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New partnership brings the Ivy Rehab Network footprint to 140 clinics across PA WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ivy Rehab for Kids, a national leader in outpatient pediatric therapy services, announces a partnership with My...
Study: Pennsylvania Schools Could Benefit from Going Solar
Government Technology
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September 9, 2025
(TNS) — The large, flat roofs of schools across Pennsylvania are prime real estate for solar panels, and installing them could provide an assortment of benefits to school districts, a new study shows. Officials from Penn Environment Research and...
Oregon doctors hesitate to dispense latest COVID-19 vaccines in vacuum of medical guidance
OregonLive.com
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September 9, 2025
The latest COVID-19 vaccines are only available to Oregonians with a prescription for the time being, but the state’s doctors are hesitant to order the inoculations. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the updated COVID-19 shots for...
Pharmacies in PA Can Now Give COVID Shots. That Doesn’t Mean Widespread Access Will Follow.
Berks Community TV - Pennsylvania
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September 9, 2025
Guidelines provide different levels of access, and experts say it’s now up to pharmacies to decide which recommendations to follow. By Ed Mahon and Kate Huangpu, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Fred Adams / For Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an...
WellSpan hospital police force to be operational by summer 2026
Lancaster Online - Pennsylvania
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By summer 2026, WellSpan Health intends to have a new police force set up and operational with a primary presence at its hospital sites across the region. The company operates nine hospitals in York, Adams, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lycoming,...
Del. joins Northeast states in public health coalition to form independent vaccine recommendations
Delaware Public Media - Delaware
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September 8, 2025
Delaware joins eight other northeastern states in a public health coalition with a focus on developing independent vaccine recommendations amid concerns around health policy at the federal level. Blue states across the country have been taking...
Funeral held for Pennsylvania student who died after vehicles crash into deer
NBC 10 Philadelphia - Pennsylvania
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September 9, 2025
A funeral was held for a teenager who was killed in a crash in Chester County, Pennsylvania, involving two vehicles and a deer. An investigation revealed a car hit a deer that had walked onto the roadway of Route 322 near Romig Road in West...
If AI health care regulation is coming, Pennsylvania companies are already showing responsible use
Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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September 9, 2025
Pennsylvania lawmakers recently announced they will propose bipartisan legislation to regulate artificial intelligence use in health care. While other states scramble to catch up with the rapidly advancing technology, Pennsylvania has been quietly...
Penn Highlands Healthcare hospitals receive PA Donate Life recognition
The Progress - Pennsylvania
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The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) has recognized five Penn Highlands Healthcare hospitals for achieving Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) Platinum designation in the 2025 Donate Life Pennsylvania Hospital...
Pharmacies in Pa. can now give COVID shots
The Gettysburg Times - Pennsylvania
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HARRISBURG — Pharmacies in Pennsylvania are now able to offer COVID-19 vaccines, but that doesn’t mean everyone who wants a shot will be able to get one at these health care stores. At the behest of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration, the State...
Health professionals, activists stage ‘die-in’ to protest UPMC’s elimination of gender-affirming care
WESA - Pennsylvania
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September 9, 2025
Pittsburgh medical providers joined the city’s LGBTQ community Monday to protest sweeping cuts to gender-affirming care at UPMC facilities. It’s the latest push in a broader effort within the health system to reinstate gender-affirming care for...
Pa. DEP secretary asks U.S. Health and Human Services not to cut mine safety research jobs
Free Press Courier - Pennsylvania
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Aerial shot of the NIOSH campus in Bruceton, Allegheny County. (Photo from the CDC) State Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Jessica Shirley sent a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last week,...
RAM returns to Erie to provide free medical and dental exams
Go Erie - Pennsylvania
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Northwestern Pennsylvanians can receive free medical and dental care once again Sept. 13-14 when Remote Area Medical returns to Erie. The massive, mobile clinic provided care for 310 people during its first visit to the Erie Center for Arts and...