Health News
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No New Deal After Latest Negotiations Between Mount Nittany, Union as Strike Nears
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Representatives for Mount Nittany Medical Center’s 950 unionized workers and hospital management returned to negotiations on Thursday, but remained unable to reach a new contract agreement with a week and a half remaining until a planned strike. Annual wage increases for all unionized employees remained the key point of contention. Mount Nittany stuck by its…
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Statewide Air Quality Alert Upgraded as Wildfire Smoke Continues to Impact Pa.
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Updated 11:55 a.m. Friday, July 17. As smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota continues to push across Pennsylvania, poor air quality is expected to worsen overnight Thursday into Friday. The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued a statewide Code Purple Air Quality Alert for Friday, indicating air pollution levels will be very unhealthy…
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WingFest Postponed, Spikes Game Canceled Due to Poor Air Quality From Wildfire Smoke
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Unhealthy air quality from wildfire smoke moving across Pennsylvania has disrupted outdoor events in Centre County on Thursday evening. Tussey Mountain postponed the latest round of WingFest, while the State College Spikes game against the Williamsport Crosscutters has been canceled. Round six of the weekly chicken wing competition and concert scheduled for Thursday, July 16,…
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‘We Will Keep Standing in Unity.’ Local Unions Rally Behind Mount Nittany Workers as Strike Nears
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Labor organizations and supporters from across Centre County pledged Wednesday evening to stand alongside more than 950 Mount Nittany Medical Center employees if they walk off the job later this month, urging hospital executives to return to the bargaining table with a new offer before a planned strike begins July 27. Representatives from the Pennsylvania…
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Statewide Code Red Air Quality Alert Issued as Wildfire Smoke Moves Through Pa.
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Smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota will create unhealthy air quality through Pennsylvania, including Centre County, this week, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection. The department has issued a statewide Code Red Air Quality Action Day for Thursday, indicating air pollution levels will be unhealthy for everyone. “During Code Red Air Quality…
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Mount Nittany Medical Center Workers Set Strike Date, Duration
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Mount Nittany Medical Center employees plan to begin a five-day strike on July 27, following a vote on Wednesday. About 98% of the hospital’s 950 unionized employees voted in favor of the work stoppage plan after months of negotiations failed to produce a new contract agreement, according to a release from SEIU Healthcare PA. The…
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Mount Nittany Medical Center Employees Set to Strike
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Updated 7:11 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Mount Nittany Medical Center employees appear ready to strike for the first time in more than 20 years after negotiations with management failed to produce a new contract. The hospital’s 950 workers represented by SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania will vote Wednesday to decide the date and duration of a…
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How Tick Activity Has Shifted in Pa. This Year, and What to Know About Infection Risks
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Early warmth that dented fruit crops and jolted backyard gardens could also influence regional tick activity into the autumn, a Pennsylvania tick researcher says. The disease-bearing parasites are most active in the commonwealth twice a year — from the spring into summer and again in the fall. But unseasonal heat in March and April saw…
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Mount Nittany Medical Center Workers Vote to Authorize Strike if Contract Agreement Isn’t Reached
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Mount Nittany Medical Center’s unionized workers on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if necessary as negotiations with hospital management for a new contract continue. According to a release from SEIU Healthcare, the union that represents about 950 Mount Nittany workers, 99% of members voted in favor of giving their negotiating committee the ability…
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Mount Nittany Medical Center, Union Continue Negotiations as Contract Expires
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Mount Nittany Medical Center and the union representing hundreds of its employees will continue negotiating a new contract after failing to reach an agreement by the expiration of their previous three-year deal on Wednesday. Hospital administration and the negotiating committee for about 950 workers represented by SEIU Healthcare PA have been engaged in talks since…