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Penn State University is disputing an article in Sports Illustrated coming out today, calling the magazine’s characteri...
A top aide to Gov. Tom Corbett says expanding Medicaid eligibility in Pennsylvania under a sweeping federal health care law p...
During an emotional State Capitol news conference, Pennsylvanians who are awaiting a life-saving organ transplant, who are al...
The Department of Public Welfare is offering $200,000 in mini-grants to child care centers to work toward achieving highe...
In Pennsylvania’s latest effort to bolster highway safety, nine state troopers and eight municipal police officers have...
A judge has denied a request to immediately stop a plan by Governor Tom Corbett's administration to close nearly half of ...
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an Altoona health clinic for eight serious violations involv...
With April marking National Donate Life Month, PennDOT today reminded driver’s license and identification card holders ...
As health insurance premiums continue to skyrocket…so does the net worth of one of Pennsylvania’s biggest medica...
Governor Tom Corbett has named Michael Wolf as Secretary of the Department of Health.Wolf will oversee the regulation of Penn...
State Rep. John McGinnis is offering free assistance to area veterans.McGinnis says the assistance is available to any vetera...
How healthy you are is strongly linked to where in Pennsylvania you live, according to the results of a new county-by-county ...
Penn State Altoona’s Enactus team is partnering with the Blair County Chamber of Commerce to help military veterans see...
Governor Tom Corbett wants to close nearly half of Pennsylvania's 60 health centers and lay off some nurses as part of an...
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has confirmed three hunter-killed deer taken in the 2012 general firearms deer season have t...
Governor Tom Corbett says he and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will meet to discuss issues surro...
Governor Corbett met with children and their families this week during a tour of the new Penn State Hershey Children’s ...
Yesterday wasn’t just Valentine's Day. It was also National Donor Day. A day set aside to encourage blood, marrow, ...
Gov. Tom Corbett has signed an Executive Order establishing the Pennsylvania Alzheimer’s Disease State Planning Committ...
The state Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) celebrated its 20th year of providing coverage this week by announcing th...
Penn State Altoona will offer a Walk-in Flu Clinic for students today from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the Health Wellness Center in ...
An outbreak of the flu has caused a building at the Hollidaysburg Veterans Home to be quarantined.According to the State Depa...
Home care workers for the disabled in Pennsylvania claim that there’s been an interruption in their pay.The Associated ...
The Pennsylvania Health Department has a new initiative to educate the public about sudden cardiac arrest.Yesterday the Penns...
The Department of Health will offer free influenza vaccines at the 2013 Pennsylvania Farm Show, Jan. 5-11 from 8:30 a.m. to 4...
As part of its comprehensive approach to health and wellness, the Altoona Regional Health System is now completely tobacco fr...
Acting Secretary of Health Michael Wolf says if you decided to wait, now is the perfect time to get vaccinated against the fl...
State health officials said Tuesday that the number of flu cases reported to the Health Department more than doubled in the p...
The candidates running for Attorney General in Pennsylvania will face off in an hour long debate on this evening at Widener L...
The Penn State cheerleader who fell five stories out of a window in October is getting out of rehab today.19 year old Paige R...
A local Girl Scout Troop is collecting items for a very worthy cause.Girl Scout Troop 46476 is collecting gently worn sweater...
PennDOT is launching two voluntary programs aimed at saving the lives of Pennsylvanians in emergency situations – the Y...
Information released this week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration lists three local medical facilities as having receiv...
The fungus found in tainted steroid shots matches the one behind the national meningitis outbreak that has killed 20 people, ...
Penn State Officials are offering a vaccination clinic on Monday.The clinic is being held in response to two confirmed cases ...
Pennsylvania health officials say a Blair County pain clinic dispensed steroid shots linked to an outbreak of fungal meningit...
Tonight the Division of Student Affairs at Penn State Altoona and Blair Countians for Drug Free Communities will be sponsorin...
The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs is reminding the public that alcohol consumption by pregnant women c...
A former registered nurse at Altoona Hospital has been charged with stealing a liquid painkiller being given to patients.Heal...
Pennsylvania Department of Health Executive Deputy Secretary Michael Wolf on Monday presented a Commonwealth Universal Resear...
It turns out it takes half as much lead poisoning to cause problems for children than previously thought, prompting concern t...
The American Red Cross says blood supplies in our region are at their lowest level in 15 years – and their calling on d...
The federal government is asking why Pennsylvania's Medicaid rolls dropped over the past year, and is suggesting that som...
On the heals of the hottest weather of the year in Blair County over the weekend, a dermatologist is issuing a warning to tho...
On average, one person dies in America every 40 seconds from a stroke. The Pennsylvania Department of Health says that in 201...
A spokesperson for the American Red Cross says all blood types are currently needed, but especially A negative, B negative an...
Blair County’s Valley View Park is now a tobacco-free facility.County leaders Tuesday voted unanimously to ban cigarett...
With its Facility and Service Enhancement Project complete, and officials feeling that the Altoona Hospital Campus is now suf...
Governor Tom Corbett isn't saying anything yet about the decision he faces on whether to expand Pennsylvania's Medica...
A psychologist testifying for the defense in the Jerry Sandusky trial says the former Penn State assistant football coach has...
Low-income older adults and Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program participants can now use vouchers to purchase fresh, loc...
The James E. Van Zandt Medical Center plans to hire 10 additional mental health staff as part of a national push to offer mor...
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reminding parents and caregivers to take advantage of this month’s free statew...
A national publication has ranked four Blair County nursing homes among the top 100 in Pennsylvania.According to U.S.News & W...
The Blair County Prison has been reimbursed nearly $85,000 from a fund put in place to help cover inmate medical expenses...
The Centers for Disease Control is being urged to help Pennsylvania tackle the problem of Lyme disease as reports indicate th...
Even thought the week ahead will be on the cool side, temperatures will be on the rise again soon in Pennsylvania, and so wil...
Several Community Health Centers in Pennsylvania are getting nearly $7 million in federal grants to help build onto and r...
Pennsylvania college students are urging federal lawmakers to strike a deal that will avert higher interest rates on student ...
Pennsylvania students who don't comply with an upcoming immunization deadline will likely find themselves unable to atten...
Pennsylvania's top health official has assured doctors that a new gas-drilling law will allow them to talk to their patie...
Altoona Regional Health System and the Center for Organ Recovery & Education will recognize National Organ Donor Awareness Mo...
House Speaker Sam Smith says it's "outrageous" to assert that Pennsylvania's new Marcellus Shale law could ...
Autism cases in Pennsylvania are above the national average, according to a new report issued Thursday.The Centers for Diseas...
The Altoona Regional Health System’s 7th Avenue Campus will close its doors at 3:00PM today. That means anyone seeking ...
The switch over the weekend to Daylight Saving Time will mean disruptions in sleep patterns for a while for many people accor...
People might be surprised to learn that the medical devices surgically implanted in their bodies are subject to almost no gov...
A recently released report says the number of children in Pennsylvania who don't have health insurance is down. The Georgetow...
Joe Paterno fractured his pelvis again following a fall at his home but will not need surgery, a person close to the family t...
A local Doctor has national recognition for his humanitarian efforts. Dr Zane Gates is one of 10 winners of the Robert Wood J...
A special Mass of Thanksgiving will be held Sunday in recognition of over seven decades of Catholic health care in Altoona. T...
An Altoona doctor who works to bring medical care to low-income residents has received a top honor.Dr. Zane Gates was named t...
The Blair County Commissioners say the amount of overtime Valley View Nursing Home has been accruing is going down. Salary Bo...
Local voters will get a chance tonight to learn about the candidates running for Hollidaysburg School Board.The Blair County ...
October is "Breast Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania, with pink-themed events scheduled in every corner of th...
It’s a big anniversary for the Altoona Regional Health System’s trauma center.The facility turns 10-years-old thi...
The American Cancer Society is teaming up with community leaders today for the 21st Annual Grocers Fight Cancer Day.Giant Eag...
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center says it's reviewing approximately 400 cardiac stent procedures from June through ...
The Blair County Commissioner have agreed to spend $77,000 on a patient alert upgrade at Valley View Nursing Home.Adminis...
A local rehab facility had to be evacuated on Sunday after a heating and cooling unit malfunctioned.Just after 10:30 yesterda...
Cooler weather, fall colors... and ragweed. For allergy and asthma sufferers, this time of year in Pennsylvania is anything b...
A reduction in federal funding may lead to fewer services at the James E. Van Zandt Medical Center in Altoona. Officials have...
The Department of Health says since August is National Immunization Awareness Month, it’s a good time for Pennsylvania ...
Altoona Regional Health System's Pastoral Care department is looking for volunteers to serve in its Prayer Partner Program. D...
