Allegheny Health Network announced a new affiliation agreement with Beaver County-based Heritage Valley Health System on Thursday, Oct. 16.
The agreement, pending governm...
For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more has dropped, an encouraging sign that America's epidemic of excess wei...
WASHINGTON — Drugmaker EMD Serono will reduce the cost of a common fertility medication through a deal struck with the Trump administration, President Donald Trump said T...
Older adults in Pennsylvania are reminded that Wednesday, Oct. 15, is the start of the annual open enrollment period for Medicare, which lasts until Dec. 7. Any new cover...
In the wake of changes to the United States’ official policy on the COVID-19 vaccine announced Monday, Oct. 6, local health systems are encouraging patients to consult wi...
For many women, scheduling an annual mammogram feels like just another item on an endless to-do list, but local health experts say this simple screening could be the most...
Nine years ago this month, 50-year-old Stephen Sala, of Eagleville, Pa., received a diagnosis he never expected.
The healthy 41-year-old husband and father of three had ...
Just months after it was installed at Benbrook Medical Center in May, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center’s a new linear accelerator machine already is paying dividends when it co...
NEW YORK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone —...
WASHINGTON — Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-...