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 ›
Category: Patient Care & Quality
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 ›
Dialysis providers and facilities are urged to assess and improve infection control practices to stop hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission among patients undergoing hemodialysis, according … Read More ›
Pennsylvania’s Department of Health (DOH) announced that the state’s Special Pharmaceutical Benefits Program (SPBP) is implementing a pilot program offering no cost coverage of hepatitis … Read More ›
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) issued a health advisory on Feb. 1, 2016, to remind physicians and other health care providers about the importance … Read More ›
The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) is providing an informed decision-making form to aid in the care of patients for whom physician practices have recommended screening tests … Read More ›
Heart disease kills roughly the same number of people in the U.S. each year as cancer, lower respiratory diseases, and accidents combined. That makes heart … Read More ›