Health News
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‘Champions in Life’ Aims to Strengthen Teens Before Crisis Strikes
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Henry and Elaine Brzycki, who have spent decades working with teens and families, transformed a long-running mental health curriculum into a new book with the goal of helping young people build resilience before a crisis occurs.
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‘Political’ Trump Admin Rule Puts Reproductive Health Care for 160K Pa. Patients at Risk, Lawsuit Says
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The Trump administration has added an “alignment review” for Title X grants, which help low-income and uninsured patients access family planning.
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‘A Serious Mistake.’ Centre County Commissioners Voice Concerns After Mount Nittany Loses Sole Community Hospital Designation
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Centre County commissioners on Tuesday said they were “surprised” and “strongly disagree” with the federal government’s decision to strip Mount Nittany Medical Center of a special Medicare designation in a ruling that could cost the hospital more than $9 million a year. Mount Nittany filed a lawsuit on June 12 against the Center for Medicare…
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Advocates, Lawmakers Weigh Ways to Keep Pa. Kids Insured as Trump Medicaid Cuts Loom
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In 2025, Congress and the Trump administration created additional work requirements for Medicaid participants and mandated $990 billion in cuts to the program over the next 10 years.
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This Pa. Dentist Treats Thousands of Patients From Multiple Rural Counties. What Will Happen When He Retires?
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As Pennsylvania’s dentists in rural areas near retirement, the state is grappling with how to recruit young professionals to treat patients in these communities.
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Mount Nittany Medical Center Sues Federal Government After Cancellation of Sole Community Hospital Designation
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Mount Nittany Medical Center filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Friday seeking to overturn the cancellation of its status as a sole community hospital, which for the past nine years has provided the College Township facility with millions of dollars a year in higher Medicare reimbursement rates. The lawsuit contends that Mount Nittany…
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Great PA News Quiz: Chatbots Fake Credentials, Major Employer Does Layoffs and Shopping Carts Go AI
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In this quiz: A company invests in a Pennsylvania facility, a permanent water takeover is approved and how the state turnpike is using its land.
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Pa., Local Officials Highlight Senior and WIC Voucher Program at Boalsburg Farmers Market
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Eligible seniors and WIC participants across Pennsylvania can once again use state and federally funded vouchers to purchase fresh produce directly from local growers, as state officials formally launched the 2026 Farmers Market Nutrition Program season Tuesday afternoon at the Boalsburg Farmers Market. The annual initiative provides low-income older adults and participants in the Special…
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College Township Council Approves Plan for Rehabilitation Hospital at Innovation Park
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College Township Council on Thursday gave conditional approval to plans for a privately-owned acute care rehabilitation hospital at Penn State’s Innovation Park. Developer Catalyst Healthcare Real Estate plans to construct the two-story, 56,000-square-foot facility at the northeastern end of Innovation Boulevard for PAM Health, a national healthcare provider based in Cumberland County. The 42-bed in-patient…
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As Pennsylvania Cracks Down on AI, Multiple Chatbots Continue to Pose as Doctors
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Five role-playing bots claimed to be doctors, then provided fake Pennsylvania medical license numbers when prompted.