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Category: Patient Care & Quality

Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

Training Program Can Help To Ensure Quality Health Care for Transgender Patients

Numerous studies show that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals have, on average, worse health outcomes than similar non-LGBT peers. Members of the Pennsylvania … 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
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

Zika Virus — PAMED Holds Call-in to Provide a Pennsylvania Update

The World Health Organization anticipates that the Zika virus will spread to all but two countries in South, Central, and North America. Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

DOH and CDC Issue Health Alerts on Zika Virus and Recommendations for Health Care Providers

On Jan. 19, 2016, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) forwarded this Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) health advisory on recognizing, managing, and … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

TB Cases Declining, Prevention Activities Still Vital

Are You a Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Primary Care Provider?  The Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Diseases, Tuberculosis Control Program (TBCP), is … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

Pennsylvania Physicians Provide Summer Health Care Tips

Now that summer is here, Pennsylvania physicians want to ensure that everyone has a safe and healthy summer. There are a few easy things children … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022

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