April 18, 2022 DOH Acting Secretary Resigns Acting Health Secretary Keara Klinepeter is resigning effective April 22, Governor Wolf announced today.
April 18, 2022 COVID-19: 5 Things to Know this Week The “stealth” Omicron subvariant has become the dominant strain of COVID-19, but case counts and hospitalizations remain far below the Omicron surge this winter, federal statistics show.
April 15, 2022 New Initiatives to Address Disparities in Maternal Health Pennsylvania and the nation are facing an urgent public health challenge to address disparities in maternal health.
April 14, 2022 What to Know about Pa. Health Nearly half of Pennsylvanians live with a chronic disease and the commonwealth is struggling to reach its goal of ensuring early access to prenatal care, according to a new report.
April 13, 2022 A Growing Effort to Strengthen Health Care Cybersecurity Lawmakers, information technology experts, and health system leaders across the country are responding to the elevated risk of cybersecurity breaches.
April 12, 2022 Hearing Focuses on Opioid Crisis, Concerning Rise in Fentanyl across Pa. Pennsylvania is at a critical point to address the opioid crisis and the growing share of fentanyl overdoses reported throughout the state, a panel of experts testified this morning.
April 11, 2022 Update: COVID Vaccines Prevent 2.2 Million U.S. Deaths, 17 Million Hospitalizations The COVID-19 vaccines helped prevent 2.2 million additional deaths, 17 million hospitalizations, and nearly $900 billion in associated health care costs, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund.
April 08, 2022 How the U.S. will Fight Long COVID The U.S. has launched a new campaign to “prevent, detect, and treat” long COVID and provide support to millions of Americans who have suffered from lingering COVID-related symptoms.
April 07, 2022 KFF Monitor: Americans Weigh Return to ‘Normal’ during 2022 Heading into the third year of COVID-19, most U.S. adults have resumed some but not all of their normal pre-pandemic activities, according to the latest Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Vaccine Monitor.
April 06, 2022 What to Know: The Rural Hospital Support Act U.S. senators today introduced legislation that would help ensure rural hospitals avoid closure and maintain outstanding care in Pennsylvania and across the nation.