Surgeon and author Marty Makary is seen as the leading candidate to run the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under President-elect Donald Trump, people familiar with the matter said.
HARRISBURG — The spread of bird flu to hundreds of dairy cows in 15 states moved the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to require bulk testing of raw milk as a precautionary measure.
Patient care is top priority for Pennsylvania hospitals but beyond tending to the ill and injured, a new industry report stresses how health care facilities are a critical component of the commonwealth’s economy and future growth.
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Survival rates jumped for the leading cause of cancer deaths, lung cancer, but a new report from the American Lung Association finds that far too few people eligible are undergoing early screenings.
DANVILLE — The public is invited to discuss an update to the Montour County Hazard Mitigation Plan at a meeting later this month.
MIFFLINBURG — The Mifflinburg Area School Board approved a one-year contract with a new mental health provider that is nearly five times less in costs than its current provider.
CUMBERLAND — In the next 25 years, more than 39 million people worldwide could die due to drug-resistant infections, a recent medical journal study predicts.
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SHAMOKIN — Amid legal and personal problems in 2008, Heather Smith Peffer turned to Central Susquehanna Opportunities (CSO) in Shamokin for help developing a household budget while working to rebuild her life and regain custody of her young son.
