On Dec. 29, 2015, Gov. Tom Wolf announced that he was partially vetoing the budget that the General Assembly sent him the week prior. He … Read More ›

The Corbett administration and the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) have been hard at work with several initiatives aimed at tackling the state’s prescription drug abuse … Read More ›

George Lloyd, MD, a physician from Butler who specializes in addiction medicine, told lawmakers during a late January hearing on opioid abuse that findings from … Read More ›

For the 2014 elections, new district maps were used for all of the state legislative districts, State Senate, and PA House. During the reapportionment process, … Read More ›

The American Academy of Neurology, in a position statement published online July 9 in the journal Neurology, delineated physicians’ “ethical duties in protecting athletes from” … Read More ›

Gov.-elect Tom Wolf recently appointed Teresa Miller to be the state’s new insurance commissioner in his incoming administration, succeeding Michael Consedine, who will leave the … Read More ›

On May 1, 2014, Gov. Tom Corbett announced his decision to allow a research-based pilot of medical marijuana to treat children with severe seizures. The … Read More ›

The debate over medical marijuana is once again heating up at the state capitol. A recent news release, issued by the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) … Read More ›