Health

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An out-of-state visitor who was contagious with the virus may have exposed people in multiple locations in Lancaster, Adams and York Counties in August.

Exemptions for U.S. children entering school without required vaccinations are rising as the numbers of children being vaccinated is decreasing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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MONTANDON — Forty-two students graduated Thursday from the Central Susquehanna LPN Career Center’s Licensed Practical Nurses program.

A special support group from UPMC is working to help both grieving kids and their guardians.

For the first time in three decades, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine recommendations.

The bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease had been discovered in 12 cooling towers on 10 buildings, including a city-run hospital and sexual health clinic.

LEWISBURG — Members of the Lewisburg Area School Board heard a presentation Thursday on the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit’s planned behavioral-health clinic and proposed satellite sites in local school districts.

DANVILLE — County prison officials find themselves questioning the morality of holding inmates who are suffering from mental illnesses.