Under a new PennDOT program, hospitals, medical specialist centers, and physician therapy centers can now issue temporary parking placards for patients before they leave the … Read More ›
Category: Patient Care & Quality
The Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices has released recommendations for use of the new 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13). The vaccine is recommended for all … Read More ›
What do the number one chronic infectious disease in children and the number one chronic health problem in children have in common? It’s oral health. … Read More ›
Summer is the time most people relax, enjoy the outdoors, and worry less. But, nothing can bug you more than a bug bite. And for … Read More ›
In 2014, there were 7,400 cases of Lyme disease in Pennsylvania, a number that jumped from 5,900 the year before. Many say that key to … Read More ›
For the first time, blacklegged (deer) ticks have now been observed in all 67 counties of Pennsylvania, according to researchers at the Department of Environmental Protection … Read More ›
The holiday season, with its increase in travel, is a good time to remind clinicians and hospitals that all recent travelers to malaria-endemic regions presenting … Read More ›
On Jan. 26, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) forwarded a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) alert on the U.S. multi-state measles outbreak … Read More ›