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Emergency medicine then and now: From Civil War battlefields to everyday frontlines
WUSF - Florida
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September 9, 2025
Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, with over 50,000 casualties during the three-day conflict in July 1863. Field surgeons were overwhelmed with patients and armed with little more than courage and primitive surgical tools. On...
Pharmacies in Pa. can now give COVID shots. That doesn’t mean widespread access will follow.
The Daily Item - 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...
New SNAP work requirements in Pennsylvania: What to do to avoid losing your food stamps?
MARCA
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September 8, 2025
With the arrival of September, Pennsylvania is implementing significant changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a move that could affect thousands of state residents. These new work requirements, a provision of a recently...
Eight protesters arrested after sit-in at shuttered Crozer-Chester Medical Center
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Eight people were arrested after staging a sit-in at Crozer-Chester Medical Center on Monday morning to protest the Delaware County health system’s closure earlier this year. Put People First PA!, an organization that advocates for Medicaid and...
Hospital fights administration over transgender kids' medical records
The York Dispatch - Pennsylvania
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The Philadelphia Inquirer talked to 10 parents of transgender children who have received gender-affirming treatment at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The Department of Justice has subpoenaed medical records of hundreds of children treated...
This Deadly Disease Needs to Be on Your Radar
Prevention
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September 8, 2025
Chagas disease, aka “kissing bug” disease is now endemic in the US. The disease has been detected as far north as Pennsylvania. Chagas disease can be deadly if it’s left untreated. A deadly “kissing bug” disease that was once limited to central...
UM Health-Sparrow bracing for Michigan Avenue construction
Fox 47 - Michigan
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September 8, 2025
LANSING, Mich — The ongoing Michigan Avenue construction project is advancing in front of University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing, and patients and visitors are encouraged to use alternate routes to avoid delays. The next phase of...
Pennsylvania’s Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System to expand
The Lewistown Sentinel - Pennsylvania
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HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System (PADLS) will expand, adding a new location at Penn State University’s Beaver Campus in Monaca. Funded by a $6 million investment secured by Governor Josh Shapiro in the bipartisan...
Nonprofit feeds community, teaches kids healthy eating
CBS 4 - Minnesota
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On one corner in north Minneapolis, you'll find more than just an urban farm. You'll also find opportunity, thanks to Appetite for Change. Not only is the nonprofit teaching kids about healthy eating habits, but they're helping the entire...
WellSpan creating private police force to bolster hospital security
The York Dispatch - Pennsylvania
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WellSpan Health will create its own private police force of armed officers, the nonprofit announced. William White, WellSpan vice president of public safety, will be the chief of the new department. The force is meant to supplement the existing...
Air pollution has been tied to Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s what you need to know
The Independent
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September 8, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Purdue-led study shows how fat disables the brain’s immune shield in Alzheimer’s disease
Purdue University - Indiana
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September 8, 2025
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — It was long thought that fat in the brain played no role in neurodegenerative diseases, but Purdue University researchers are challenging that assumption. The research findings, published in Immunity, show that excess fat in...
What Pharmacists Should Know as Chagas Disease Circulates in the US
Pharmacy Times
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Health officials across the United States are raising concerns as cases of Chagas disease—a serious parasitic infection—establish themselves in California and Southern states. Previously, Chagas disease was considered nonendemic and did not...
States expand ability for pharmacies to offer COVID shots
Supermarket News
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Several states have taken actions to expand the availability of COVID vaccines after pharmacies in some states said they would not be able to offer them without a prescription this year. As previously reported, the turmoil at the Centers for...
DATA BREACH ALERT: Edelson Lechtzin LLP is Investigating Claims on Behalf of Wayne Memorial Hospital Patients Whose Data May Have Been Compromised
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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NEWTOWN, Pa., Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Edelson Lechtzin LLP is investigating data privacy claims regarding an incident at Wayne Memorial Hospital ("WMH"). WMH learned of a data breach on or about June 3, 2024. If you would...
Pa. pharmacies can now give COVID shots
The Standard-Journal - 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...
Pike Medical Foundation Receives $500,000 Grant to Build First-Ever County Community Hospital
Radio Catskill - New York
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September 8, 2025
Pike County remains the only county in the state of Pennsylvania without a hospital or urgent care facility. That could soon change. The Pike Medical Foundation received a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services for...
Giant Eagle will take over two former Rite Aid locations in Pittsburgh area
WTAE 4 Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania
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September 8, 2025
Giant Eagle moving into former Rite Aid locations in Pittsburgh and Sewickley Two old Rite Aids in Mount Washington and Sewickley will become Giant Eagle Pharmacy locations A WORK SITE. ACCIDENTAL DEATH. WE HAVE NEW INFORMATION TONIGHT FROM GIANT...
Dry summer, drought may dull western Pennsylvania's fall foliage colors
WTAE 4 Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania
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September 8, 2025
Have you noticed some of the trees are starting to change colors or even drop their leaves? It has very little to do with the recent arrival of cooler, fall-like air. Instead, the hot summer sun and a lack of rain in the last two months may be the...
Giant Eagle will take over two former Rite Aid locations in Pittsburgh area
WTAE 4 Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania
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September 8, 2025
Giant Eagle moving into former Rite Aid locations in Pittsburgh and Sewickley Two old Rite Aids in Mount Washington and Sewickley will become Giant Eagle Pharmacy locations A WORK SITE. ACCIDENTAL DEATH. WE HAVE NEW INFORMATION TONIGHT FROM GIANT...