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Letter to the editor: Addressing Lyme crisis starts with climate action
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (253+ words) Like many neighbors who love biking and being outdoors in our beautiful woods, we’ve had Lyme disease firsthand — and wouldn’t wish it on anyone. We’re seeing far more ticks and aggressive varieties expanding across our backyards, with reported Lyme cases…...
Measles Deaths Dispute Between Pennsylvania and Federal Health Officials Leaves Families Without Clear Answers
22+ hour, 10+ min ago (469+ words) Pennsylvania has recorded more than 600 measles cases in 2026, and two Lancaster County infants died in late August. The federal government's count lists neither death, and The Conversation reports that the public dispute between Gov. Josh Shapiro and Health and Human…...
Pa. leads nation in 2026 measles cases
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (717+ words) Pennsylvania now leads the nation in confirmed cases of measles this year as an outbreak of the highly contagious disease continues to spread through the state. Updated numbers Friday from the Pennsylvania Department of Health pegged the number of cases…...
Philadelphia Recorded 120 Maternal Deaths in Five Years, and Most Could Have Been Prevented
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (470+ words) Philadelphia's maternal death toll climbed sharply over the last decade, according to a new report covered by PhillyVoice, with 120 deaths recorded between 2019 and 2023 compared with 95 in the previous five-year period from 2014 to 2018. That is a 26% rise. The vast majority of…...
Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America pledges $100M to cut U.S. maternal mortality rate in half
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (625+ words) Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, a bipartisan campaign founded by philanthropists Olivia and Tom Walton, announced a $100 million pledge Thursday to make giving birth in the United States safer. The five-year commitment aims to cut the maternal mortality rate in…...
Coroner releases details of infants who died amid growing Pennsylvania measles outbreak
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (546+ words) Lancaster County's coroner, Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, said he told the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of his conclusions. CDC officials, however, have not said whether they will count either death as measles-associated, and the agency's website still carries a…...
Editorial: Did Pennsylvania learn from the last outbreak?
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (434+ words) The Pennsylvania Department of Health wants to stretch its muscles with regard to its ability to investigate public health emergencies and disease. It’s an idea that might be worrisome if you are concerned about government overreach. It’s also an idea…...
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Push to Close Gaps in Tick-Borne Disease Tracking
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (498+ words) Pennsylvania House Republicans held a policy hearing Wednesday on tick-borne illness, where legislators heard that the state has no requirement to report many tick-borne diseases to public health authorities, leaving the true scope of the problem unknown. As the Pennsylvania…...
Pennsylvania’s measles crisis: Inside the nation’s largest outbreak
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (10+ words) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette...
6-week-old central Pa. baby died of measles, coroner says
1+ week, 1+ day ago (333+ words) A 6-week-old Amish infant with a rare neurological genetic disorder died from measles at home in Lancaster County around Aug. 18. Lancaster County coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni told Lancaster Online-LNP that the infant had Amish lethal microcephaly, a condition that “occurs…...