The recent announcement of Pennsylvania’s first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities. Independent experts say the conflict is …
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After the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced two cases of measles-related deaths in one county, the local coroner appeared to contradict the account. And in an ongoing spat with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Health and Human Services Secretary Robe…
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The Warren City Health District is alerting those in Warren who may have been exposed to measles during emergency visits.
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The Health secretary suggested the Pennsylvania governor is hiding something about the deaths’ cause. Shapiro says he can’t say more.
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New research shows that a keto diet may offer more metabolic benefits than either a Mediterranean or low fat, plant-forward diet in people with obesity.
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The ‘butcher of Bosnia’ died age 84 in a UN prison hospital in the Netherlands, the UN tribunal in The Hague confirmed.
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Comments by RFK Jr. about reported measles deaths prompted a sharp response from Gov. Josh Shapiro and renewed concerns among health officials.
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In trials, Revolution Medicines’ daraxonrasib nearly doubled average survival times for one of the deadliest cancers.
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The measles-related deaths announced Tuesday of two Lancaster County residents were the first in Pennsylvania in 35 years and led to a spat between Josh Shapiro and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
U.S. health officials have approved a groundbreaking pancreatic cancer drug that offers a new approach to treating the deadly form of cancer. The Food and Drug Administration granted approval Wednesday to the first-of-a-kind pill from Revolution Medicines. Th…
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A Richmond doctor woke up last week to find a bat trying to get into her mouth — and her viral story carries an important warning for anyone who encounters a bat inside their home.