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Hospitals are once again filling up due to combination of COVID, …

WEBCOVID-19 cases are causing more severe disease than the flu but have been rising less dramatically. Health officials are keeping an eye on JN.1, a new version of …

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Pennie enrollment begins: How to navigate applying for health …

WEBOpen enrollment through Pennie is available through Jan. 1, 2023. Interested individuals can call 215-395-3791 for more information before signing up. Applicants …

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COVID, flu and RSV are on the rise in York County, but not …

WEBThe data is as of Jan. 6 and shows that 77 people have been hospitalized. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reports that York County's influenza rate per …

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WellSpan peers into patient DNA as part of effort to detect and …

WEBNew advancements in genealogy research at WellSpan Health could help patients detect diseases and disorders earlier than ever before. WellSpan Health, in …

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OP-ED: Should we be forced to get COVID vaccines

WEBThe dilemma is almost as old as vaccines: Can the state coerce citizens to get jabbed in the interests of public health? What about other institutions, such as schools, …

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The future is now: WellSpan Health introducing drone delivery …

WEBWellSpan Health’s interest in working with Zipline first sparked pre-pandemic, but with the technology in its infancy and COVID-19 at its height, things didn’t …

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Why it's so tough to to reduce unnecessary medical care

WEBOf the $3 trillion spent each year on health care in the U.S., 10% to 30% consists of this low-value care, according to multiple estimates. “There’s a culture of …

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US infant mortality rose 3% in 2022, the largest increase in 20 …

WEBNational rate: The national rate rose to 5.6 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022, up from from 5.44 per 1,000 the year before, the new report said. The increase …

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Pa. Medicaid reenrollment: What you need to know to keep your …

WEBContact your county assistance office or the Statewide Customer Service Center (call 215-560-7226 in Philadelphia, 1-877-395-8930 elsewhere) and say you …

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Pennsylvania Dutch: WellSpan tries to close cultural gap in health …

WEBAs the U.S. health care system continues to move at warp speed into a brave new world of digitization and ever-expanding bureaucracy, one local program is …

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WellSpan to break ground on new hospital in Shrewsbury in effort …

WEBWellSpan Health will soon break ground on its planned WellSpan Shrewsbury Hospital, the first of three new community hospitals it previously announced …

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WellSpan Health plans micro-hospitals to serve rural communities

WEB1:46. WellSpan Health is planning to expand access to care in its rural communities. Three neighborhood hospitals are planned in Cumberland and York …

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Fertility health coverage is still hard to come by in many states

WEBFertility health coverage is still hard to come by in many states. As fertility rates drop and more women postpone childbirth into their 30s and 40s, more states are …

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This is how Family First Health is removing the barrier to dental …

WEBNicole Tome, the school-based health center manager at Family First Health's Hannah Penn Center, said the program is a wonderful way to provide essential …

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WellSpan announces $255 million expansion at York Hospital

WEB0:00. 1:05. A quarter-billion-dollar expansion at WellSpan will push the largest hospital in York County to more than 600 beds, hospital officials announced …

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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 …

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Biden 'continues to be fit for duty,' his doctor says after president's

WEBBETHESDA, Md. — President Joe Biden “continues to be fit for duty,” his doctor wrote Wednesday after conducting an annual physical that is being closely …

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A Pa. hospital’s revoked property tax exemption is a ‘warning shot’ …

WEBUPMC owns $2.1 billion worth of tax-exempt property in Allegheny County, according to a joint report from the county’s and city’s controllers. In 2021, UPMC’s …

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Spin doctors brand getting sick as an adventure. It’s not

WEBBut pretending that illness is an Abercrombie & Kent safari is harmful. These amenities have a cost, and they are not worth nearly what we’re paying for them as …

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