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Category: Patient Care & Quality

Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

Zika Virus

Zika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, common symptoms include fever, rash, joint pain, … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Media, Patient Care & Quality

Media Reports Highlight the Need for Physician-Led Health Care

Date: December 3, 2012 Media Contact: Chuck Moran Pennsylvania Medical Society For Immediate Release (717) 558-7820     The following is an opinion editorial by … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Media, Patient Care & Quality

Being Back in the Office Doesn’t Have to Put a Strain on Your Health

Date: October 19, 2011 Media Contact: Chuck Moran Pennsylvania Medical Society For Immediate Release (717) 558-7820 (Harrisburg, PA) Summer has been over for a few weeks … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Media, Patient Care & Quality

The Reason Why Medical Teams Have Disaster Drills

Date: November 7, 2012 Media Contact: Chuck Moran Pennsylvania Medical Society For Immediate Release (717) 558-7820   The following is an opinion editorial by C. … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Media, Patient Care & Quality

Phones Rang Off the Hook During Pennsylvania Medical Society’s Docs on Call Program on CBS-3

Date: September 21, 2012 Media Contact: Chuck Moran Pennsylvania Medical Society For Immediate Release (717) 558-7820   (Philadelphia, PA) – Callers asked an array of … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

DOH Reminds Pennsylvania Physicians of Treatment Changes for Uncomplicated Gonorrhea

On Aug. 26, a summary of the 2015 treatment changes for uncomplicated gonorrhea was sent by the state Department of Health (DOH) to Pennsylvania physicians … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

CDC Issues New and Updated Zika Guidance; DOH Summarizes for PA Physicians

On Feb. 5, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new guidance regarding prevention of sexual transmission of Zika virus, and updated … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

2 Cases of Zika Confirmed in PA; DOH Says No Public Health Threat

  The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced on Feb. 9, 2016, the first confirmed cases of Zika virus in two Pennsylvanians who recently traveled to … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022

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