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Candidates in Blair County’s 79th state House district debate ICE agreements, skill games and Medicaid

The candidates for Pennsylvania’s 79th state House district debated for almost an hour and a half Sunday in the Altoona Grand Hotel about a variety of issues, including data center development, skill games regulations and how federal policy is impacting people locally. The 79th state House district in Blair...

Blair County, PA · 23d
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PA measles cases surpass 1,300 for the year; DOH has administered 10,000 vaccines

Pennsylvania · 21d

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Pa. election 2026: Where Josh Shapiro and Stacy Garrity stand on health care, abortion, trans rights and more

Pennsylvania’s next governor may have a role in the accessibility of health care coverage, what reproductive care looks like and how the state protects LGBTQ+ residents. As voters prepare to cast their ballots to determine a number of crucial races across the state, Gov. Josh Shapiro and Republican challenger Stacy Garrity have been making their case for why they should be the one to lead the state.

Pennsylvania · 22d
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Upstart Impacts Targets Women’s Health Funding Gap With Program

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Upstart Impacts is launching a Pennsylvania startup accelerator focused on women’s healthcare, offering 10 early-stage biotechnology and medical technology companies free commercialization support to address gaps in medical research and expand opportunities for investment and product development. The Philadelphia-based nonprofit will accept applications through December...

Philadelphia, PA · 22d
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Health officials implementing ‘first in the nation’ program to combat maternal mortality rate in PA

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — The Shapiro Administration is taking steps to reduce the maternal mortality rate in Pennsylvania. “I couldn’t be happier to be here today to officially announce a first-of-its-kind program,” State Department of Human Services Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh said. Arkoosh came to Lancaster to launch a first-in-the-nation apprenticeship program specifically designed […]

Pennsylvania · 22d

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Inside Pa.’s measles vaccination efforts as statewide outbreak infects over 1,200

Around 4 p.m. on a recent Thursday, people began to arrive outside a fire station in New Holland, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They came in cars, horse-drawn buggies and on bicycles. Some were in groups and others alone, including several women wearing long dresses and white bonnets over their hair...

Pennsylvania · 22d

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A Huntingdon County senior center has been closed since August — what alternatives are available

Huntingdon County, PA · 23d

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New York's data center freeze may not hold up like its fracking ban did

Pennsylvania kicked one fracking company out of the area for more than a decade. It just couldn't keep it out for good. It came back in late 2023, and by the next year, Texas-based company Coterra was running lines beneath dozens of homes in Dimock, Pa., including the one where local resident Victoria Switzer, a former schoolteacher, paints, according to Mother Jones. The noise from the construction and truck traffic have kept her up at night. "They are cutting up the valley like Swiss cheese," she said. "We came here to enjoy nature, and this has just torn our lives apart."

New York · 23d

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Connolly Dermatology Reopening Rumors Swirl as 70-Plus Workers Await Back Pay

A Facebook post claiming that Connolly Dermatology is quietly reopening under the name Aiden LLC or Connolly Skin Care has stirred fresh anxiety among former employees and patients still reeling from the practice's abrupt shutdown. The post alleges the business has started seeing patients again even though, according to the same post, former workers are still waiting on wages they say they're owed and patients were left without continuity of care when the offices went dark.

New Jersey · 26d

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Independent Pennsylvania State Rep. Candidate Chris Gambino Wants You to Hop Off the Two-Party Seesaw

Chris Gambino is an independent candidate for Bucks County’s 143rd state House district. He is running against incumbent Republican Shelby Labs and Democratic challenger Tim Hayes. Chris joined me today to talk about his campaign and positions, what he believes it means to be a progressive, why the two-party system is failing us, and why we need to stop letting outrage shut down conversations.

Bucks County, PA · 25d

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Barbers, Stylists Trained to Support Mental Health with OurHAIR

On a bright October morning, the atmosphere inside Divine Hair Studios was vibrant with the hum of clippers and the buzz of conversation. Yet, for Monique Williams, co-owner of the Kingston-based salon, the role of a stylist extends far beyond just haircuts and braiding. “In our profession, doing hair is...

Pennsylvania · 24d

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Jefferson-Independence clash could leave Pennsylvania patients out of network after Dec. 31

"Nobody can enter Philadelphia without going through us."

Pennsylvania · 27d

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An ambitious financial experiment tried to support struggling rural hospitals in Pa. for years. Did it work?

Prep cooks, waitresses and managers were busy on an early morning in October as they got ready for the dinner crowd at Here and Now Brewing in Honesdale. The part-restaurant, part-gift shop and part-brewery on Main Street has become a hangout spot for locals in the small town of about 4,400 people nestled in the northeast region of the Pocono Mountains.

Honesdale, PA · 27d

WTAJ

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Altoona VA receives funding for facility upgrades

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center in Altoona has received additional funding as part of a record $4.8 billion investment in VA facilities nationwide this year. The latest funding will support repairs to the medical center’s fire suppression system and renovations to the acute care ward on the […]

Altoona, PA · 26d

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Inside Pa.’s measles vaccination efforts as statewide outbreak infects over 1,200

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Around 4 p.m. on a recent Thursday, people began to arrive outside a fire station in New Holland, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They came in cars, horse-drawn buggies and on bicycles.

Pennsylvania · 26d

NorthEast Times

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Penn Medicine and Independence Blue Cross Plan 18 Outpatient Surgery Centers

Penn Medicine, Independence Blue Cross and Regent Surgical are partnering to develop at least 18 outpatient surgery centers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. PhillyVoice published the announcement, which came from the IBX Newsroom. The partnership is intended to widen access to lower-cost, high-quality surgical care across Greater Philadelphia, according...

Pennsylvania · 10-05

WTAJ

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New Mount Nittany Health medical facility expected to open in Bellefonte

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — Mount Nittany Health has announced plans to build a new medical facility in Bellefonte. Mount Nittany Health said the new two-story, 40,000-square-foot medical office building at 987 E. Bishop St. will provide the capacity and flexibility needed to meet the community’s growing health care needs. “More than 120 years ago, […]

Bellefonte, PA · 26d

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UPMC Drops Medicare For Some Local Counties

Days after it was reported that major Medicare changes were coming to our area, thousands of Cambria County members are now getting help in figuring out what comes next. The Health Insurance Place says it invited more than 3,600 of its UPMC clients to two meetings at the 1st Summit Arena on Monday.

Cambria County, PA · 10-12

Pennsylvania Capital-Star

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Once a bucolic Pennsylvania river, the Tioga, is now all but dead

Two centuries after the coal miners arrived, residents are racing to save the Tioga River and bring back the trout.

Pennsylvania · 10-12