Influenza has led to 42 deaths in Pennsylvania thus far this season, according to the state Department of Health, as ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Aug. 3 unveiled its violence data dashboard to track the scope, frequency and populations affected by violence in the state. 1. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s ...

The Pennsylvania Health Department is distributing 50,000 care kits across the state to address the serious wounds caused by using the fast-growing illicit drug, xylaxine. “Xylazine’s emergence in ...

If there was a measles case in Lancaster County, would health authorities alert the public? The short answer: Not necessarily, and it appears the likelihood of the public not being alerted may be ...

New data from the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs shows overdose deaths are trending downward statewide. Officials point to expanded access to naloxone as a key factor.

A small number of doctors approve an outsize share of medical marijuana cards in Pennsylvania, state health department records obtained by Spotlight PA reveal. The findings have already spurred calls ...

The Faccia Luna Pizzeria on South Atherton Street was closed for three days this week after employees and customers developed an illness that the Pennsylvania Health Department said was norovirus.

In 2022, 17 doctors issued more than 132,000 Pennsylvania medical marijuana certifications combined. That accounts for nearly one-third of the total number issued in the state that year, based on ...

Pennsylvania hospitals experienced a 3.4 percent drop in overall healthcare-associated infection from 2009-2010, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health‘s third annual HAI report. The 2010 ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health is warning parents of an infant botulism outbreak connected to ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula, a milk-based powder formula for children from newborn to 12 ...