Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
What Pharmacists Should Know as Chagas Disease Circulates in the US
Pharmacy Times
·
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
·
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
·
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
·
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
·
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
·
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
·
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
·
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...
Owner of Penn Hills care home pleads guilty to $2M health care fraud
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
·
September 8, 2025
The owner of a Penn Hills facility that serves people with intellectual disabilities pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to health care fraud and other crimes that led to $2 million in Medicaid overpayments. Kelley Oliver-Hollis, 61, of...
Angiotensin-(1-7) Inhibits Angiogenesis and Alleviates Joint Damage in CIA Mice via the Hippo–YAP Pathway
Dove Medical Press
·
September 9, 2025
Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease that primarily affects joints and has a global prevalence of 0.25%–1%. It can lead to disability and deformity and often requires lifelong treatment.1,2 The main pathological...
'Just let me die': Couple turns to psychiatrist after insurance repeatedly denied claims
Raw Story
·
September 10, 2025
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Reporting Highlights Payments Denied: After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife sought...
Rabies vaccine clinic scheduled in Wyomissing in response to rabid kitten
Reading Eagle - Pennsylvania
·
September 8, 2025
The Animal Rescue League of Berks County and Wyomissing are hosting a vaccine clinic for dogs and cats at the Wyomissing Fire Department, 1259 Penn Ave., on Sept. 18, from 4 to 6 p.m. On July 26, the ARL received an injured kitten found by a...
ARL to host vaccine clinic following discovery of rabies case
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
·
WYOMISSING, Pa. - Following the discovery of a stray kitten that tested positive for rabies in Wyomissing, the Animal Rescue League of Berks County (ARL) announced an upcoming vaccine clinic for local pets. In partnership with Wyomissing Borough,...
Pedestrian Flown to Hospital After Being Struck by Car in Mercer County
exploreVenango - Pennsylvania
·
September 8, 2025
MERCER, Pa. (EYT) — A Sandy Lake man was air lifted to an Ohio hospital with multiple serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in an alleged DUI crash last week. According to a report from the Pennsylvania State Police in Mercer, the...
Abortion and voting rights are at stake in Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court election
The Pennsylvania Independent
·
This fall, Pennsylvanians will have the chance to vote on whether to keep three Democratic justices on the state Supreme Court. That election will have significant consequences for access to abortion and voting rights in the commonwealth,...
Distributing COVID Vaccines in Pennsylvania
Connect FM - Pennsylvania
·
September 8, 2025
scaliger/iStock UNDATED – Pennsylvania pharmacies can now give you COVID-19 vaccines without prescriptions. This follows federal guidelines that limit who can get COVID vaccines from pharmacies. Now, after the Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy...
High-Fat Diet May Drive Lung Inflammation in OAA
Medscape
·
Eating more high-fat (HF) foods was associated with asthma-like lung inflammation, based on new data from a mouse model followed by testing on human lung tissue. Previous research has shown an association between a HF diet and airway inflammation...
Here’s the increase your health insurance marketplace provider is asking for in 2026
Keystone Newsroom - Pennsylvania
·
By USA Today via Reuters Connect Insurers providing coverage through Pennie, the commonwealth’s Obamacare marketplace, are looking to hike premiums by nearly one-fifth in the coming year as they grapple with rising costs, according to state...
How smell loss is connected to brain health
The Beacon - Maryland
·
September 8, 2025
How smell loss is connected to brain health By Margaret Foster Posted on September 08, 2025 As we get older, our sense of smell wanes. However, smell loss may be a red flag, indicating neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. The...
WTC Health Program at risk 24 years after Sept. 11 attacks, survivors say
Poughkeepsie Journal - New York
·
9/11 advocates say the World Trade Center Health Program is suffering under the second administration of President Trump and leadership of U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 9/11 responders like retired NYPD Det....