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New PA website links health care and social services

WebAn arrow points to the types of services offered, including food, housing, transit, health and education. PA Navigate is a new website that connects Pennsylvanians to health care …

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Health Minute WPSU

WebHealth Minute was a weekly, one-minute radio and digital program featuring information and strategies for living a healthy life from 2020-2022. Health Minute takes a holistic …

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Take Note: Ben Locke On College Student Mental Health Trends

WebOn this episode of Take Note, we talk with Ben Locke, the director of Penn State's Counseling and Psycological Services and the director of the Center for Collegiate …

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'Death by a thousand cuts': Rural Pa. residents lament more cuts to

WebBradford Regional Medical Center will relocate its acute care and surgical department to its sister hospital in upstate New York in May, leaving only 10 inpatient beds to serve the …

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9 ways to get healthier in 2024 without trying very hard WPSU

WebWalking, biking or even riding a scooter to get from place to place ups your non-exercise activity thermogenesis, or NEAT. Small movements can make a positive difference to …

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How One Rural Pa. Healthcare Provider Is Coping With COVID-19 …

WebThe COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna was the second vaccine to be cleared by the FDA. Keystone Rural Health Consortia, a community health center with locations in Elk, …

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Pa. has updated how it defines an ‘environmental justice area.’ …

WebThe Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection policy now recognizes 1,965 environmental justice areas in Pennsylvania. More than 200 are in rural counties.

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Three ways Shapiro’s budget would change public health in

WebShapiro’s budget proposes an increase for county and municipal health departments that would give $1.2 million more to their operating budgets and an additional $6.6 million for …

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Pennsylvania healthcare providers say rural hospitals at risk of

WebThe rising cost of providing health care in rural Pennsylvania is putting some hospitals at risk of closing, according to healthcare providers who spoke during a meeting the Center …

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Medicaid coverage could end for hundreds of thousands of

WebDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, if you received health care coverage through Medicaid or CHIP — the Children’s Health Insurance Program — you did not have to re-enroll every …

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Centre County Emergency Responders, Hospital Take Steps To …

WebWhile there are no known cases of the coronavirus in central or northcentral Pennsylvania, COVID-19 is moving across the state, and emergency care providers say they are taking …

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Pharmacy closures in rural communities lead to unique …

WebAs pharmacies close across the state, Penn State researchers are working to inform rural communities about the potential impacts of these closures. The study is based on a …

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Penn Highlands Elk maternal care cuts highlight Pa.’s widening …

WebMaternity care deserts. Jessie Larabee lives less than two miles from Penn Highlands Elk, but she and her partner face a roughly 45-minute drive to DuBois when the 30-year-old …

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GET THE DATA: Spotlight PA makes info on why patients qualify …

WebPennsylvania’s medical marijuana program increased its transparency after a Spotlight PA open records victory, sharing more data with academic researchers and the broader public.

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Bradford Regional Medical Center To Move Acute Care, Surgical …

WebThe Bradford Regional Medical Center will no longer have a surgical department starting in April, the Upper Allegheny Health System, which operates Bradford Regional and the …

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UPMC Lock Haven is downsizing to an outpatient emergency

WebThe Lock Haven emergency department will be licensed to UPMC Williamsport. The Pennsylvania Department of Health says it created the outpatient emergency …

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Doctor Helps Iowa Couple Face Illness On Their Own Terms

WebPhyllis Avelleyra grew up on a farm in western Iowa and met her husband, Augie, in "the big city," otherwise known as Fort Dodge. Population 25,000. The couple has been married …

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Primary care physician shortage: a reason Nevada is one of the

WebA MARTÍNEZ, HOST: This election year, National Public Radio will share stories that center on issues that matter to voters. One of those issues is health care.

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is discharged from hospital, …

WebAustin, 70, has had ongoing health issues since undergoing surgery in December to treat prostate cancer. In January, Austin was hospitalized for two weeks after he experienced …

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