Pittsburghers flock to drugstore, grocery clinics
The Post-Gazette takes a look at the trend of patients utilizing drugstore and grocery clinics for healthcare issues like flu shots or minor ailments.
Allentown wins $120k grant to fight childhood obesity
The City of Allentown has received a $120,000 U.S. Conference of Mayors and the American Beverage Association grant to continue its fruit-and-vegetable cart that delivers fresh produce to playgrounds in the city.
Majority of states have started setting up health exchanges
28 states and Washington, DC have either taken meaningful steps toward, or have already created, their private health insurance marketplaces, a key part of the health care reform bill.
Research gives insight into osteoporosis screening
The US Preventative Services Task force says that women 65 and older should be screened for osteoporosis, but doesn’t give any guidelines regarding testing. New research sheds some insight into optimal testing intervals.
US Obesity Rates Slow
The CDC reports the US obesity rates have more or less held steady over the last decade.
New Tool in Battle against Superbugs
Israeli researchers have discovered “a novel method of restoring antibiotic sensitivity to resistant bacteria” that eventually could be used to fight antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” in hospitals.
Jump in PA twins attributed to fertility treatments
PA may be the home of the Gosselin sextuplets, but they’re definitely not the only multiples in PA. Twin births in the state jumped dramatically: In the past 30 years, the rate of twin births has doubled.
DPW says 88k PA kids lost Medicaid coverage
The Department of Public Welfare says that 88,000 Pennsylvania children have been cut from Medicaid rolls since August.
“Major hospital announcement” a mystery
Agroup of Northeastern Pennsylvania hospitals owned by Tennessee-based Community Health Systems Inc. is set to make what it’s calling ‘a major announcement’ on Feb. 1 in Scranton.
Widener School of Nursing Opens Clinic in Chester
The Widener School of Nursing opened a clinic for the uninsured and underinsured yesterday in Chester in partnership with CityTeam Ministries.