Each year, an estimated 6,000 Pennsylvania infants and toddlers (birth to 3 years old) are homeless. Surprisingly, under current state law, there is no assurance … Read More ›

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in an advisory that, as of June 2015, it had received 50 reports of medication errors involving … Read More ›

The Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records, has announced that it will expand their Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS) beyond the pilot participants … Read More ›

“As a former high school and college athlete as well as a parent of a lacrosse player, I’ve seen many young competitors sit out of … Read More ›

As a result of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), community health care centers are seeing an influx of new patients. Nationwide, 9,000 … Read More ›

During the October 2014 House of Delegates Meeting, PAMED members passed a resolution to disseminate resources related to clinical research. The goal of this resolution … Read More ›

There are approximately 1.3 million people in Pennsylvania who have no insurance. Many of them visit community health care clinics that provide primary care services … Read More ›

Some—but not all—children who had been receiving health care through the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) will no longer be covered by CHIP, according to … Read More ›