On March 11, 2015, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) sent an alert to all Pennsylvania physicians subscribed to its PA Health Alert Network (PA HAN) … Read More ›
Category: Patient Care & Quality
Physicians and parents alike frequently struggle with how to address substance abuse with their teen patients or their own children. As a result, too much … Read More ›
Suicide is now the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S., claiming more lives than traffic accidents and more than twice as many as … Read More ›
With the tragic news of the death of Robin Williams from an apparent suicide, the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) and the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society (PaPS) … Read More ›
Prostate cancer prevention, especially for older men, is the topic of this month’s article released by the Pennsylvania Health News Service Project (PHNS). Physicians are … Read More ›
A rapid molecular flu test that provides results in as little as 15 minutes using a nasal swab and can be performed in front of … Read More ›
If not screened and diagnosed, babies with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), also known as “Bubble Boy Disease,” do not typically survive past their first birthday. … Read More ›
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to receive new reports of infections with Shigella strains that are not susceptible to ciprofloxacin and/or … Read More ›