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Pennsylvania Acting Secretary of Health Named Pediatrician of the Year

Pennsylvania's Acting Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen is being honored as 2023 Pediatrician of the Year by the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy...

PA Second Lady Blayre Holmes Davis Recognizes Black Maternal Health Week

At a Black Maternal Health Week news conference organized by the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, Women’s Health Caucus and Commission for Women, Pennsylvania Second Lady Blayre...

Penn State Health Children’s Week raises $93,026

Gifts to Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital totaled $93,026 during Penn State Health Children’s Week, a fundraising campaign held...

Pennsylvania Launches Abortion Access Website

Pennsylvania has launched a new website for reproductive health care resources to provide facts and information in the wake of the Texas decision seeking...

Millions of Americans Could Have COPD and Not Know It, 5...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of disability and death in the United States. More than 12.5 million people have been diagnosed with...

PA Health Charts Course to Improve Health Outcomes for Pennsylvanians

The Department of Health published the Pennsylvania State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) that outlines goals, objectives, and strategies to improve the health of all Pennsylvanians...

A Course Toward Less Stress

A client reached out recently to Gina McDonald, senior health coach at Capital Blue Cross, hoping to find ways to handle extreme stress. Among McDonald’s...
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Ozempic: Treat Diabetes, Weight Loss or Both?

More than 133 million Americans have diabetes or prediabetes. A drug used to treat Type 2 Diabetes is all the rage with celebs for weight loss. Chick2Chick "chirps" with two guests who share the facts about diabetes and treatment options in this podcast, "Ozempic: Treat Diabetes, Weight Loss or Both?"

Former Nurse Sentenced to 15 to 30 Years in Prison for...

A former Carlisle-based nurse will serve 15 to 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting two patients and secretly video-recording hundreds of others, including...

Capital Blue Cross Sponsors America250PA Road to 2026

Capital Blue Cross is proud to be a lead sponsor of America250PA Road to 2026, which encourages Pennsylvanians to live healthier lives through walking,...