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Regional West Physicians Clinic-Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Welcomes Board Certified Physician Rami Zanoun, MD
October 4th, 2025 | Media Release The medical team at Regional West Physicians Clinic-Psychiatry & Behavioral Health recently welcomed Rami Zanoun, MD. Dr. Zanoun joins Joe Espinoza, MD, and Ana Cerrato-Young, PMHNP-BC. Dr. Zanoun earned a Doctor...
It’s the only low-cost spay/neuter clinic in Northampton County. And it’s open in the Slate Belt.
A Northampton County cat rescue organization has opened the region’s only low-cost, high-volume spay and neuter clinic for cats, addressing a growing need in the community while tackling feline overpopulation. Feline Urban Rescue and Rehab opened...

Munhall man arrested after allegedly sending threats to Pittsburgh area hospitals
By Patrick Damp Patrick Damp Web Producer, CBS Pittsburgh Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in...

Area residents to offer healthy eating class
Times Observer photo by Jessica N. Rex Sandra Blum (Garden Grub), Meg Harkins (Anchored Nutrition) and Cassandra Galbier (7 Living Waters) gather at the Jefferson DeFrees Family Center for their first "Pure Vessels: Drink Freely, Eat Well with...

When will the shutdown end? It depends on health care talks
WASHINGTON – When will the government shutdown end? That's the question lawmakers were hearing from constituents after the failure of another Senate vote to end the shutdown Oct. 3, despite President Donald Trump warning of "vast" layoffs and...

‘I’m fearful people will die’: Pennsylvania reckons with impact of Trump cuts
Ernest Hairston has a plan. He’s going to buy a car and find a job, then he’ll be able to start saving for a down payment on a house. A car this year, house next. That’s his plan. But first, he has to fix his health. The downtown Rite Aid where he...

Chemistry research is fueling Pennsylvania’s economy — so why are we defunding it?
Walk through any one of Pennsylvania’s major research universities — from Penn State to Pitt to Lehigh — and you’ll find some of the most advanced training facilities in the country. These labs aren’t just educating future scientists. They’re...

Geisinger adds two new dermatologists to State College clinic
Geisinger has added two new dermatologists to its Scenery Park clinic in State College. Erinola Araoye, M.D., will see adult patients from Monday through Thursday. Dr. Araoye received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and...

Kerry Group opens Pennsylvania coffee plant to support refrigerated production and distribution
Kerry Group recently announced it will open its first Pennsylvania manufacturing plant in Hanover Township, Northampton County. The company, which produces coffee roasting and extraction products for the global food and beverage market, aims to...

Pennsylvania governor signs executive order to protect vaccine access statewide
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has signed an executive order aimed at protecting access to vaccines across the state. The order establishes a state vaccine portal and directs all state agencies to follow trusted medical guidance. It also...

Nutrition and Dietetics Program Accredited; Now Available on All Campuses
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania’s Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics Program has had its full accreditation continued by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). The program is now available...

American Basketball Player Faces Potential Death Penalty Over Medical Marijuana After Arrest In Indonesia
An American basketball player is potentially facing the death penalty or a lengthy prison sentence after being arrested in Indonesia over possession of marijuana gummies he said he uses for medical purposes to treat Crohn’s disease. Jarred Shaw—a...

Suspect arrested after threats to Pittsburgh-area hospitals
Allegheny County Police: Man charged in threats to UPMC hospitals ACTION NEWS FOUR. WELL, TODAY, AN AMBITIOUS PROJECT GETS A SIGNIFICANT GIFT, AND WITH IT, A NEW NAME UPMC PRESBYTERIAN TOWER IS THE LARGEST HEALTH CARE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN ALL...

Federal Mine Safety and Health Commission Redefines S&S Standard, Making S&S Designations More Likely to Be Upheld
On September 19, 2025, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission issued a decision, Secretary of Labor v. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company, that re-defined the interpretation of the “significant and substantial” (S&S) standard of...

Perelman School of Medicine develops mRNA vaccine to prevent life-threatening allergic reactions
A mRNA vaccine that could prevent life-threatening allergic reactions was developed by the Perelman School of Medicine. Credit: Anna Vazhaeparambil Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine have developed an mRNA vaccine with the potential...

Pennsylvania sets up kids' vaccine program
Pennsylvania children will have free access to vaccines even if the federal government no longer picks up the cost, under an executive order signed Wednesday by Gov. Josh Shapiro. The program would cover 1.5 million children whose families are...

Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, October 2, 2025
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Issues EO to Safeguard Vaccine Access Governor Josh Shapiro issued an executive order directing state agencies to create vaccine information hubs, expand safety-net programs, and require insurance coverage for all...

Researchers from University of Pennsylvania Describe Findings in Cardiovascular Diseases and Conditions (Application of a data mining approach to predict cardiovascular disease risk in the Republic of Korea: The National Health Insurance …):…
2025 OCT 03 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Information Technology Business Daily -- Current study results on Cardiovascular Diseases and Conditions have been published. According to news reporting originating from...

Study Results from University of Pennsylvania in the Area of Managed Care Reported (Grading Hospitals Using Multivariate Matching): Managed Care
2025 OCT 03 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Data detailed on Managed Care have been presented. According to news reporting originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by NewsRx correspondents, research...

The Monongahela River is getting healthier, but still bears a heavy burden from the past
The Monongahela River is a 130-mile waterway that begins in the mountains of West Virginia and ends in Pittsburgh, where its waters flow into the Ohio River. Over the course of that journey, the river winds through some of the most heavily...