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Specter of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Looms Over PA’s Rural Communities
When Nicole Williams moved into her house in Pennsylvania’s North Centre Township in 2011, it was a homecoming. She’d spent the first few years of...
10h agoRead it on Pennsylvania Capital-StarAllegheny Co. Health Board Votes to Approve Paid Parental Leave Policy
The Allegheny County Health Board voted Monday to approve county Executive Sara Innamorato’s proposed paid parental leave policy, advancing the...
1d agoRead it on Pittsburgh Post-GazettePennsylvania Measles Outbreak Grows to Nearly 900 Cases
More than 50 new cases of measles have been reported in Pennsylvania since Wednesday, state health officials said, as efforts continue to combat an...
2d agoRead it on The New York TimesOversight in PA Aging Dept May Leave Older Adults at Risk
The audit’s stinging findings echo many of the failures Spotlight PA has documented in its investigation into Pennsylvania’s older adult protective...
2d agoRead it on Spotlight PANumber of Pennsylvanians Going Hungry Rises Sharply
The number of Pennsylvanians going hungry has drastically risen in recent years, according to a new report Tuesday from the Central Pennsylvania...
6d agoRead it on Post-Gazette
'Free' Health Care is Anything But
P.J. O’Rourke once famously wrote, “If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free.” Pennsylvania House Democrats want to test that theory.
Pennsylvania House Rep. Greg Scott introduced House Bill (HB) 2763, which would establish a state-run, single-payer health-care system in the commonwealth. He calls this “Medicare for All,” but what it really means is a fiscal and healthcare disaster for all Pennsylvanians. The bill is now under consideration in the House Insurance Committee.
Black Lung Still a Threat in PA, But Efforts to Address It Are Delayed
Each day at New River Health in Oak Hill, Lisa Emery finds disheartening signs of what she describes as a slow-motion repeat of the Hawks Nest...
1w agoRead it on PCSHealth Officials Warn of Measles Exposure at PHL Airport
A person with measles traveled through PHL Airport this week, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health announced on Saturday.
1w agoRead it on NBC10PA Asks CDC for Emergency Help as Measles Outbreak Spreads
Pennsylvania is seeking emergency assistance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a major measles outbreak spreads...
1w agoRead it on GuardianMcCormick Backs MMR Vaccine as Measles Deaths Rise
"Measles is preventable. The MMR vaccine has been used safely and effectively for decades and helped eliminate measles from the United States...
1w agoRead it on AxiosPA Reports Fourth Measles-Related Death, Most in U.S. in Decades
Pennsylvania has reported a fourth death related to measles, the latest in a growing outbreak that has also sparked ongoing political clashes.
2w agoRead it on CNN
Platner Says He Won't Be an 'a–hole' Like Fetterman in Senate
By Tara Suter, The HillBlame Pennsylvania for the Gerrymander Mania
By Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA
What Chris Rabb's Win in Philly Means for Fetterman
By Sam Janesch, InquirerVoters Signal They're Done With MAGA Chaos
By Mark S. Singel, PennLive
Republicans: Pre-Canvassing Bill 'Lets Dead People Vote'
By J. Kramer, Center Square
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