5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (562+ words) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Three Pennsylvania district attorneys are asking the state Department of Health to use its emergency powers to outlaw 7-hydroxymitragynine, the concentrated kratom compound sold in gummies, tablets and vapes at gas stations and smoke shops, as a federal…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (406+ words) LANCASTER, Pa. — A 6-week-old Amish girl too young to be vaccinated died of measles in Lancaster County on Aug. 18, the county coroner said, resolving part of a two-week dispute between Gov. Josh Shapiro and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (682+ words) GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania reported more than 16,000 Lyme disease cases in 2024, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Babesiosis, a parasitic infection carried by the same tick, is not a reportable disease in the state, so no comparable…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (972+ words) LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. — Emails and text messages promising a free “MyChart Medicare Kit” are reaching Lehigh Valley inboxes as part of a nationwide phishing campaign, and St. Luke’s University Health Network and the state attorney general are warning patients to…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (651+ words) ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Lehigh County will hold a flag-raising and proclamation ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 1, to launch Suicide Prevention Month, a month of community events focused on awareness, education and connection. The ceremony is scheduled from noon…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (488+ words) Wire from Allentown School District · Reviewed by Jai Smith ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Allentown School District students and families will be able to connect with licensed therapists online at all 26 district schools this fall under a new partnership with Cartwheel, a virtual…...